On holiday and feeling utterly miserable

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Hopefully only for today though.

I have nocturnal epilepsy and except for one very minor episode in March its been under control for almost a year. Last night I had a hige seizure in the night. DO saus at least 5 minutes amd he was about to call an ambulance.

Sitting here in tears from the muscle pain amd bitten tounge ... didnt even make it out of bed until 1.30 except to be socl twice and Im beyond exhausted.

DCs and dp at beach and theres no way I can join them. Made myself a coffee and felt as if Id done a long distance sprint

I just want tk give the dcs a nice week at the beach and Ive ruined ot for them...

so tired.. cant find pain killers ekther and i know we bought some

just whinging sorry

Sounds really horrible. Rest today and try and be kind to yourself. You havent ruined anything xxx

Rest up today and look after yourself. . You haven't ruined the holiday, you've got tomorrow and however long the holiday lasts.

Take care.

You've not ruined anything.

Be kind to yourself. Text your partner to see if he knows where the painkillers are.

You haven’t ruined anything

They’ll have had a great time at the beach today with DP. Rest today and try and join them tomorrow.

Hope you find the painkillers - are they in the wash bag or tucked in the pocket of your suitcase?

My lovely, wonderful DM used to frequently get the most horrible 3 days migraines. She used to vomit, have light sensitivity, balance issues...

Which meant that I (being the oldest of 4) got a lot of extra duties during these days.

I didn't feel like she was ruining anything. I was mostly pissed at the 2nd oldest sibling (the older of my two brothers...) for being making more work / being the opposite of helpful despite being a mere year younger than I am...

What I'm trying to say: I don't think your family feels like you ruined anything.
I'm sure they just want you to take care of yourself / feel better.

But please feel free to whinge as much as you want on mumnset. :)!

Could you call your DP to bring painkillers on the way back home?

Or maybe room service? Ice might help for the mouth. (Idk..)

Thank you for being nice to me..I'll take anything I cam get today

Crowfrombelow I found the they were in side pocket of suitcase along woth a crunchie bar!!.. dont know why Ididt look there

tucked up on sofa now with tv on.on holiday cottage so no room service !

Excellent..
I always find “treasure” in my suitcase pocket (usually an old sock or the toothpaste I looked for all holiday ) so I’m pleased you found an added chocolate bonus!

Rest up and let your kids be spoiled by their dad for the day.

Neurological events are horrible and I always end up wiped out for a couple of days each holiday with a migraine then a further couple of days in recovery from the "hangover" phase. Be kind to yourself, the more you rest the more likely you are to enjoy the rest of the trip.

I hope you're eating the Crunchie

Gentle shoulder pats from me, I know how you feel. My epilepsy has been playing up, had a big tonic clonic on Friday am (also nocturnal) and I couldn't go on the one day out we had arranged this holiday, after I scrimped and saved for the tickets and the DC were looking forward to it Also bit my tongue and felt like I'd run a marathon!

DH still took the DC and sent me photos/videos which was nice. I rested up and really needed it, tbh. I know it's so hard when you feel the pressure to have a good holiday, but it's only a couple of days out of their lives and they will remember the things you did do with them, not the things you didn't. Well I keep telling myself that anyway

I also tell myself nocturnal/waking seizures aren't the worst as injury risk is less, but I do find them really a shock and and hard to "understand", I always cry a lot afterwards regardless of pain levels.

I really hope you feel a bit better soon, and are getting some good rest

So, it's not all bad - you found a crunchie!!