Seizure

Yesterday I planned to reverse my sleeping schedule by staying up. I had been going to bed about 6 am and waking about 3 pm. So I decided to stay up and sleep well the next night. I had a pot of coffee and I did some organizing around the house. About noon I began to feel tired so I sat in the chair and took a nap.

After a while I got up and walked around the kitchen in a bit of a haze. I looked at the clock. It was 3:30 pm. I was sleepy but I was also in trouble. I began to feel these slight uncontrollable jerks. "Low Blood Sugar" My brother was at the house but he works nights so he was not quite ready for the next day. The last thing I remember is holding onto the banister and yelling for my older brother.

The next thing, I am on the kitchen floor and my brother is standing at my feet asking me what I'm doing on the floor. I say nothing just extend my arm so I can be lifted from the floor. It was after 4:00.

I went to my room and laid down for a minute. I felt intense nausea for a few minutes but it quickly subsided. I talked with my brother to make sense of the whole situation. There was no evidence of food being eaten "How could I come out of a seizure without help?" I ate a little bit and had the nausea come back and then quickly subside.

After some time I began to realize my injuries. First I noticed my shoulder and my calf muscle. I couldn't lift my arm and my calf felt like I had a serious cramp. Then I noticed scratches on the back of my hand. Then I noticed that I had taken a bite into my tongue. The final pain I notice was my tailbone.

I must have really hurt my shoulder. Today there is very low range of movement.

I need to figure out how to avoid these episodes. They are pretty scary.