Seizure today at 7th Ave subway stop

dash

This afternoon (4/3, at around 12:30) I had a seizure on the platform waiting for the F train at 7th Ave. This is a total shot in the dark but I don't know how else to track down the strangers who helped me and called the paramedics. I would love to be able to thank them for helping me and also to find out exactly what happened, as I guess I was unconscious for most of it. If any of you happen to be out there, please get in touch somehow (you can email me at hurricanekate at gmail.com).

jerseygirl69

wow. How scary. I hope you are feeling better now.

perhaps some posters in the station? maybe people who are regular commuters will see them and get in touch.

armchair_warrior

wow thats scary. well if you don't find them. atleast its out there on the net. some day someone will see it. if post never gets deleted.

veets

I hope you are feeling better. What a nice person you are to want to thank the people that helped you. I hope they can be found.

dash

It was a very scary experience--I can imagine it was for whoever witnessed it, as well. I have had only one seizure before about seven years ago, and that was a very different experience, so this was completely unexpected. One minute I was walking toward the front of the platform and the next I was on the ground, being told I was having (or had had, maybe) a seizure, then there were paramedics, then I was in an ambulance I think, then the ER at Methodist Hospital--it is all very much a complete and total blur. I bit through my lower lip, chipped a tooth, and have a big painful lump on the back of my head where I must have hit it on the ground. I spent about seven hours in the ER and have to go back to a followup with a neurologist, as nothing in any of the tests they did came back with anything to indicate what may have caused the seizure.

I guess if you're going to have a seizure in public, three blocks away from the hospital isn't the worst choice.

Anyway, the suggestions of posters in the station is a good one (although "Did you see me have a seizure? Please contact me!" is a little strange, it's definitely not the weirdest thing I've seen on a posted flyer down there).

susanbean

glad to hear you're back home. I imagine it was a very bizarre experience. Luckily there were people around who helped and you were close to a hospital.

How about posters that say something like "I'd like to thank those who helped me on Thursday when I needed medical assistance"....or something similar.

veets

Flexichick wrote: glad to hear you're back home. I imagine it was a very bizarre experience. Luckily there were people around who helped and you were close to a hospital.

How about posters that say something like "I'd like to thank those who helped me on Thursday when I needed medical assistance"....or something similar.

mmm..Like the idea of changing the title on the post to this idea. It grabs in a more "persona;" way.. which is exactly what the op wants if there is possibility to find out who helped.

armchair_warrior

i suggest you shouldn't post about it in a public poster. some crazy people who might want to get some fame and money might contact you.

dash

Well, I posted here and on craigslist's "missed connections" sections. I will also probably put posters in the station and go back at the same time next week to see if the MTA agent on duty happens to be the same one that was there during my seizure.

I desperately want to reach out and thank the people that helped me, but (less altruistically) I also want to figure out what happened from someone who witnessed it's point of view. The thing that concerns me is that a train was just pulling away when I walked into the station (leaving the platform empty), and there were quite a few people surrounding me when I 'came to' the first time, which makes me think that I was seizing for a while.

I'd hope that if I put posters in the station that people wouldn't falsely contact me (but people are crazy, it's true). Hopefully I am successful in reaching someone who was there--I know in situations like this you always wonder what happened to the person afterward and maybe they would appreciate the closure, too (I know I would at least if I ever had to call an ambulance for a stranger).

flux

Dash: do you remember feeling hot before the seizure? Usually patients who seize feel a seizure coming on. Did they test your blood sugar? are you diabetic?
It can also be caused by lack of nutrients. Low Magnisium and other vitamins can lead to a seizure.

If the neuro came out ok and you don't have any history of low blood sugar then make sure you take a multivitamin everyday.

The hospital should have done a full chem on you which would show any deficiency

stella

If you want to make sure that the person who contacts you is telling the truth, you can ask them to describe what you look like. From this post, we can't gather what you look like, what you wore, or even if you're male or female, or what your ethnicity might be.
Glad to hear you're okay!

brooklynknight

There are a few reasons why I suggested "medical emergency"

1) the word "seizure" might freak people out
2) as a way of weeding out the liars who might respond. You know if they say you broke your leg or something, that they aren't being truthful

raw

Maybe the nypd and/or mta can provide you with the video surveillance footage.