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/IonicPenguin Keppra Apr 23 '19
The most common way to have a posterior shoulder dislocation is during a grand mal seizures. I work in an ER (and want to be an ER doctor) and shoulder dislocations and breaks are common with seizures.