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7/27/2004
La Presse in Montreal reports that Canadiens' top prospect Andrei Kastsitsyn has been the vicitm of several epileptic attacks over the last few weeks, which includes time spent at the team's annual summer development camp.
Kastsitsyn was kept in Montreal after camp to keep his condition under control. Team doctors assured that the condition will not affect his career as long as it is kept in check with medication.
The 19-year-old forward will be be kept in Montreal until he is cleared to leave.
The Canadiens selected the Belarussian right-winger 10th overall at the 2003 NHL Draft. Team doctor David Mulder attended tests conducted by the NHL doctors prior to the draft to determinehis fitness and came away convinced that he had the problem under control.
Kastitsyn has played for Red Army in Moscow, as well as the Belarus team at both the world junior championships and the senior worlds.
Not good at all. I happen to have a very close friend who, a couple of months back went through the same things as what he is. Fits are very scary things to see, let alone be the one having it... Good luck to him
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Posted 27 July 2004 - 09:53 PM
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Posted 27 July 2004 - 10:01 PM
That's horrible news especailly at 19 
, I hope he'll be okay. My gran has recently been diagnosed with epilespsy along with a the rest of her long list of medical problems but thankfully I've never been present when she has a fit.
With a bit of luck Kastsitsyn will able to find a type of medication that will suit him and he'll be able to get the fits under control.
, I hope he'll be okay. My gran has recently been diagnosed with epilespsy along with a the rest of her long list of medical problems but thankfully I've never been present when she has a fit. With a bit of luck Kastsitsyn will able to find a type of medication that will suit him and he'll be able to get the fits under control.
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Posted 27 July 2004 - 10:15 PM
QUOTE (Barmy Army @ Jul 28 2004, 04:01 PM)
That's horrible news especailly at 19 , I hope he'll be okay. My gran has recently been diagnosed with epilespsy along with a the rest of her long list of medical problems but thankfully I've never been present when she has a fit.
With a bit of luck Kastsitsyn will able to find a type of medication that will suit him and he'll be able to get the fits under control.
, I hope he'll be okay. My gran has recently been diagnosed with epilespsy along with a the rest of her long list of medical problems but thankfully I've never been present when she has a fit. With a bit of luck Kastsitsyn will able to find a type of medication that will suit him and he'll be able to get the fits under control.
That's terrible...poor thing. Believe me Barmy you don't want to be there when it happens. The look in the person's eyes when it happens is sooo freaky..
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Posted 27 July 2004 - 10:19 PM
A few years back I went through having seizures episodes. They are not fun to go through and even less fun for those around you. Just look at what going through those episodes with me has done to Veca. 
Many different things can cause seizures. If they are calling them epileptic means they can't find any cause for them. I was lucky, the doctors found the cause and I was able to get it fixed. I haven't had a seizure in something like 6 years. And as Barmy said maybe they can find him a good medication that will control his seizures with little side effects and he'll be able to live a half way normal life.
Many different things can cause seizures. If they are calling them epileptic means they can't find any cause for them. I was lucky, the doctors found the cause and I was able to get it fixed. I haven't had a seizure in something like 6 years. And as Barmy said maybe they can find him a good medication that will control his seizures with little side effects and he'll be able to live a half way normal life.
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Posted 27 July 2004 - 10:25 PM
My Grans had been having sort of mini fits. She apparently has a glazed expression and sometimes slumps forward, which could be dangerous depending on what she's doing at the time, these can last a few minutes or up to about half an hour. That's not the worse bit though she's having memory problems because of the fits and gets disorientated after them.
I wouldn't wish this on anyone and I hope Kastsitsyn will be alright.
I'm glad that everything turned out okay in the end for you Baltic Gal, it must have been horrible for you and your family
I wouldn't wish this on anyone and I hope Kastsitsyn will be alright.
I'm glad that everything turned out okay in the end for you Baltic Gal, it must have been horrible for you and your family
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Posted 27 July 2004 - 11:13 PM
:beat: I was used to having patients with seizures, it was so different when Baltic started having hers. She had seizures from birth that went undiagnosed. They were absence seizures and doctors just said I was getting "hysterical''......they didn't become grand mal till she was in her 20's. I don't ever want to go through that again!!!
The doctors didn't diagnose her, I did. Neurontin did the trick for her and it turned out all the problems she had from birth were nothing more than a deformed GALLBLADDER!!!!! It caused her to do projetile vomitting, fevers, pain and the seizures. Poor thing had to make do with all that going on till her 20's. After the removal of her gallbladder, just before it killed her, a lot of the problems left. She still has some problems and I think they are residual from a life of poor digestion and frequent fevers.
Neurontin is something they should try on anyone who might be having nerve damage of any kind, I'm now taking it and it's done wonders for me.....
Barmy, it sounds as if your grans is having seizures from what you describe, just not grand mal. They need to be treated, fast!!! :bye:
The doctors didn't diagnose her, I did. Neurontin did the trick for her and it turned out all the problems she had from birth were nothing more than a deformed GALLBLADDER!!!!! It caused her to do projetile vomitting, fevers, pain and the seizures. Poor thing had to make do with all that going on till her 20's. After the removal of her gallbladder, just before it killed her, a lot of the problems left. She still has some problems and I think they are residual from a life of poor digestion and frequent fevers.
Neurontin is something they should try on anyone who might be having nerve damage of any kind, I'm now taking it and it's done wonders for me.....
Barmy, it sounds as if your grans is having seizures from what you describe, just not grand mal. They need to be treated, fast!!! :bye:
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Posted 27 July 2004 - 11:16 PM
It's shocking that Baltic had to go through all that for so long 
At least she had you looking out for her Veca 
At least she had you looking out for her Veca
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