Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Hello I joined a couple of days ago but haven't had a chance to post yet. I feel more excited about the amount of knowledge you people seem to have than any consultant I've ever visited! My son Ben is 9 years old and has suffered from epilepsy since the age of 4. He has experienced absences, typcial and atypical, myoclonics and possibly atonics. We've tried several different meds over a baseline of Epilim but never seen the seizures disappear. He has however been on the MCT version of the Keto diet for 4 months now and is a different child, definitely with reduced fits. We have a fantastic team at Great Ormond Street hospital, though it took us 15 months to get to see them. Ben is now doing better at school and we're starting to see what a bright kiddy was buried beneath the drugs and the illness. I look forward to having loads of questions answered and getting to know people and maybe even saying something intelligent myself. We've had a rough ride with up to 20 seizures a day at worst but I feel the diet has been the answer for us. Rose and Ben Toms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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