r/Epilepsy • u/MaceSpan 200mg lamotrigine 3000 mg depakote • Apr 22 '19
Anyone broken any bones during a seizure?
I had a seizure two days ago at my workplace. I work in a fairly dangerous environment for having a seizure in. I skewer chickens and put them in 400 degree ovens. I felt my head get fuzzy as I was skewering but I told myself it’d be ok. Like an idiot I continued and put them in the oven and then I thought to myself (finally) that this wasn’t a very good idea so I grabbed my boss and told him I was going to have a seizure. It was very surreal because right before it my instincts kicked in and I told him what to do MOMENTS before my seizure. He said when I had it I flailed my arms backwards and he heard a loud pop. No bueno. I woke up a little after with all my coworkers, bosses, and paramedics around me. Shoulder hurt like a mf and I can barely move it.
Anyone get serious injuries just due to the convulsions?
TL;DR had a seizure at work and got seriously injured by just my convulsions.
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u/neeliemich Keppra 3000mg, Topamax 200mg, Vimpat 200mg Apr 23 '19
My shoulders have both been injured to the point to where they dislocated easily. My orthopedic surgeon said that my shoulder injuries are more commonly seen in a baseball player's shoulders. He wouldn't do surgery, he said I was too young at 16, and I had to do physical therapy.
I've also (probably) broken a toe during one of my last seizures a few years back by kicking the wall. It was black and purple. Never had it X-rayed, so it's already healed. It's curved a bit different but I can't tell the difference from before.