Hi,

i'm 39 and a mother to a baby (whom I am still breastfeeding) and toddler. About a week ago I had a seizure with tongue biting and I lost conciousness for 10-15 minutes. The seizure occurred in my sleep and probably the only one who saw it was my 3 year old daughter but she could not tell what happened. I have been to two doctors with very different diagnosis and this is so confusing. I had an eeg as well as a ct scan done.

Prior to this seizure over the past 10 years I have the occassional feeling of discomfort where for about a minute or less I would feel cold, scared, sometimes stomach discomfort and as though something was terribly wrong with me. Just before my seizure last week I felt that familiar discomfort. I am not sure if that was an aura or not.

Doctor 1 (who is a physician and cardio expert) told me I had a seizure disorder (based on reports he received from the neurologist), that what I felt was and aura , put me on 1000 mg epilium and told me to wean my baby.

Doctor 2 (who is a proffesor and consultant neurologist) told me there is no need for me to be on medications since it is only the first seizure as epilium may affect my fertility and may cause birth defects should I wish to have another child. He told me that what I described to him does not sound like and aura and he was not worried about the eeg. He told me there was a 50/50 possibility of another seizure but I should go on with my life as normal, that it was unneccessary to be treated. He suggested that I do an mri to be sure.

I am sooooo confused. Should I seek a third opinion? What exactly is my diagnosis? Do I have epilepsy? Was what I had an aura? Can somebody please help me? I feel so lost and scared as I am a sahm with two kids under 3 at home.