Roberts Facing Medical Option on 2nd Seizure

NY Times ^ | August 1, 2007 | DENISE GRADY and LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN

[neverdem]

Lawrence K. Altman is a M.D., but he uses the initials just sometimes.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Because the seizure was his second — he had a similar one in 1993 — he meets the criteria for epilepsy, and he and his doctors will have to decide whether he should take medication to prevent further seizures, said neurologists not involved in his care.

Does a medical condition which only manifests every 14 years really require medication?

[pillut48]

The left is already looking for ways to depose Justice Roberts!! Shame on them. From all accounts, he’s fine.

[Michael.SF.]

It will be interesting to observe the comments made from the left, regarding Chief Justice Roberts and his condition, to that of their comments as pertains to Senator Johnson.

[Lexinom]

Can John Roberts perform his job as least as well as Tim Johnson is able to perform his?

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Here it comes,,,The libs will jam him for takin’ meds...
Then,,,?,,,Not fit to serve...

[GovernmentShrinker]

Given that seizures can come on pretty suddenly, and that people who only have them rarely are less likely to correctly interpret the brief early warning signs, it definitely warrants serious consideration. Having a seizure while swimming or walking up/down a flight of stairs could result in critical injury or death. Having a seizure while driving can kill the person having the seizure and other people as well. I’ve only had one good friend who had epilepsy (with much more frequent seizures when not medicated), and she was on medication that didn’t seem to be causing any negative side effects.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yep, in this case it probably does.

[shield]

Justice Roberts is way to smart to be put on those awful drugs. The side effects are bad news. Hope he looks outside of the conventional medical field.

[LaineyDee]

Because the seizure was his second — he had a similar one in 1993 — he meets the criteria for epilepsy, and he and his doctors will have to decide whether he should take medication to prevent further seizures, said neurologists NOT involved in his care.

So these "unnamed" neurologists which have no further info... have an opinion. sheesh.

Does a medical condition which only manifests every 14 years really require medication?

IMHO... I would think they'd just watch him closely and give him a list of do's and don't's. Didn't I read he'd been given tests and everything turned up negative?

[shield]

They better walk softly...the only women left on the court...is NOT healthy and is on drugs. If we’re goin’ to look at him...let’s look at her first.

[cherry]

I wonder if he had a grand mal seizure or one of those smaller seizures, I forget the name....

we had a secretary who for years would have these episodes of just staring in the distance, and it took me a couple of years to figure out that she wasn't just ignoring me.....LOL

[uglybiker]

That would be a petit mal seizure.I have a brother with epilepsy. He suffered his first seizure when he was 16, the second when he was 25. He kept it under control with Dilantin.

He turned 50 this past week and hasn't been on any medication in over ten years. About the only thing he can't do is get a pilot's license. Other than that, he leads a normal life.

[neverdem]

Does a medical condition which only manifests every 14 years really require medication?

Seems to depend on which neurologist you ask. They might try watchful waiting, starting meds if he gets a third seizure any time soon.

[byteback]

hopefully the MSM will do a piece on how people with illnesses can function at a high level. /sarcasm off

[Octar]

The left is already looking for ways to depose Justice Roberts!! Shame on them. From all accounts, he’s fine.

My first thought. When Tim Johnson had his stroke, there was not a peep about whether he should step down.

Excuse me, I seem to have some liberal-progressive on my shoe that I need to scrape off.

[jrooney]

My mom has epilepsy worse than John Roberts. One to two attacks every year for the last fifteen, takes no medication and is fine. She is a retired registered nurse of 36 years and feels great.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

I for one hope he takes his meds like he should,,,
A good friend of mine has been taking meds for the same thing for years,,,Still the same guy I’ve known for nearly
40 years...;0)

[neverdem]

we had a secretary who for years would have these episodes of just staring in the distance, and it took me a couple of years to figure out that she wasn't just ignoring me.....LOL

Maybe you want absence seizure.

[Aurorales]

I have had 2 grand mal seizures in my life. Once at age 22 and another at age 37.
Dr’s could not figure out why. Clean CAT scan, stress scan, and every other test they could run on me. Also I have never had a head injury.
I think this kind of thing is somewhat common.
Unless I have another seizure, my neurologist feels I shouldn’t be on any medication. I agree.