hey,

thank you so much for the replies i've had epilepsy since birth so i basicly know what to excpect ......................i'll never get used to it though.

i am on meds for it 22 pills a day and their controlled as long as i remember my meds

as for treatment i wasn't a canidate for brain surgery,so i settled for the VNS (vagus nerve stimulater) it works pretty well its not a cure but it is a big help for me and many others.

only down part about oy is every 5 or so years i have to get the battery replaced (which means getting cut open) its a minor surgery.this past august i had my first battery replaced here is a image of a VNS






its basicly like a pace maker only it sends pulses to the brain to be more clearer its a brain pace maker. it goes off every 5 min for 30 sec and if i'm luckly to have a warning of some kind i have a magnet that stops the seizure like that by sending stronger pulses to the brrain.the magnet even helps if i'm on a cluster (meaning i have one seizure after another ) anyway it shortens the cluster depending on the seizure it self of course.i have all types of seizures anyway thanks again for your replies take care

marylyn