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My Son Needs Shoulder Replacement For Both Of His Shoulders, Due To The Damage His Seizures Have Caused. What If He Has More Seizures

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Newport Beach, CA
January 4, 2024
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yeah, my doctors at the hospital say, don't you remember tackling me and 3 others?

January 6, 2024
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I'll tell you one thing, never try to subdue or hold down somebody who is having a tonic conic seizure

January 6, 2024
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

How do they go about breaking, tension, flashing around uncontrollably?

January 5, 2024
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

My rotator cuffs are ruined from bad seizures. I've also broken my left elbow and 4 fingers. If I wasn't afraid of anesthesia I would definitely get my shoulders fixed.

January 5, 2024
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I damaged one of my shoulders in highschool due to a seizure. I tried physio for it, but than I'd have a seizure.
My seizures are a bit better now... but I think my shoulder has been sitting to long.
Talk to your doctor and surgeon. They're the one's you need to talk to. If a surgery is plausible for your son you'd be talking to them about recovery time, and how you should respond during a seizure if/when he has one. If it's to much of a risk... he wouldn't be able to get this surgery.

January 4, 2024
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