I read with great interest the letter in the paper titled "Misdiagnosed".
In 1999, I started having seizures. I was in the emergency room twice and finally referred to a neurologist. After I was put on Dilantin, he told me I had to have my blood checked every six months. If I got too much in my system, I would feel like I was on a binge. My husband said we wouldn't know how that feels, and he said, "Just go out and get drunk and you will know how it feels." Needless to say, I found a different neurologist.
For five years and no answers, I decided to go to Cleveland clinic. On the way out, our first trip, I read my records from the emergency rooms visits, and both times it said "evaluate for stroke." That was never done. The first doctor also thought I was having strokes, ordered tests for that visit, and more tests a month later. The next month he had me see a stoke specialist. He said, "You are not having strokes, you have hardening of the arteries because your cholesterol is too high." It was 260.
My doctor never told me my cholesterol was too high or put me on any medication. The doctor at Cleveland put me on medication. I had two more seizures four months later and have never had any since, and that has been four years ago.
