Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Alta's EEG

She had it done yesterday (5/10/10), and things went well. We were all exhausted though! Which was the point for her, but the rest of us - not so much. Poor baby had to stay up until midnight Sunday, and get up at 4am Monday. I think we all slept very well last night - I know I did :) They hooked her up to a bunch of wires, all over her head. I have pictures, on my phone, so who knows when anyone will see them, then I had to leave. They brought her back about an hour later. They were really nice, she got a cute bear for being so good, too. She held onto it for the rest of the night. During the test they let them sleep for a bit, then do some flashy light things, then work on deep breathing exercises. I know some things, like the flashy lights and the sleep deprivation, can be triggers for seizures. I asked the tech if they were trying to induce a seizure, or if they were just trying to get the brainwaves to start changing. She said they're not going for a seizure, but some time's it happens. When she came back out I asked the tech how it went, if she was okay on the table. Basically, did she have a seizure. It's kind of a yes or no question, don't you think? But the answer was kind of...off. "I didn't see any of the things you described." So, that begs the question: what did she see? It was just odd phrasing, but it makes me wonder if she did see something. Are there other seizure signals/signs I should look for? Anyway, she said to call the doc for results in 3 biz. days. I'm still waiting for a call about Thursday's MRI Anyway, on a good, not confusing note, we've hit the two week mark for seizure-free nights. Yay! Again, if you've been praying for us, thank you so much!

2 comments:

  1. The technician should have NOT SAID A WORD to you about what she "saw." The results of the test have to be examined and read by a professional who knows what to look for and how to interpret what he/she is reading.

    Don't read anything into what the tech was saying, just wait the 3 days and see the written report ;).

    Good luck with the MRI on Thursday, I'm so glad you were able to get in early for the other tests!!!

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  2. She's already had the MRI, it was this past Thursday. Sorry if I was confusing.

    But on what the tech saw, I merely wanted to know if Alta'd had a seizure during the test. Those aren't results. It doesn't need to be read by a professional or interpreted. She either did or she didn't. That's why her answer seemed so odd to me.

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