EEG Results
I realized I didn't share my EEG results. The results showed that if I were to stop taking anti-seizure medications I would likely experience another seizure. This wasn't news that I wanted to hear since I was convinced that I would NEVER have another. And I believe this is also why I didn't share my news sooner. It wasn't what I wanted to hear. The positive here is that I know and knowledge is power. Right?
Thursday, April 29, 2010
4/29/10
Results from 4/27/10 MRI
On Tuesday this week I went back to University Hospital for another routine check-up. The results from my MRI were the same as my last visit which equals no “Fred”. My going in for MRI’s and then a doctors visit has become the normal. I bring along an extra pair of warm socks, comfy pants, and a sweatshirt. A technician calls my name gives me two gowns and a pair of pants and asks me to change. I don’t change and wait to receive my iv for the scan. Due to the positive results I have had I get to move into a 4 month MRI cycle. (I had thought I would move into a 6 month cycle but I have been wrong about these things before. It is best to not get disappointed). This is a big deal because I was going in every 3 months.
Tuesday I must have looked a little worried when the technician, who has had her job for 18 years, started looking for a good vein and sent me to the nurse. The nurse, who has helped before, is the “One Poke Wonder”, and deserves an award. She took one look at my arm and got the iv in, and in a matter of seconds I was off for my scan. This is a pretty big deal when you run into a lot of medically trained individuals who have poor technique.
The MRI machine is exceptionally loud and the shape effectively funnels the noise to the patient’s ears and spine. However, when an individual is just tired enough and has ear plugs in, it is actually possible to fall asleep during the MRI. I did drift in and out of sleep during my 28 minutes and when not asleep I thought about the thump of the magnets and what kind of dance our Native Americans would do around the campfire. Weird? Yes. Do I do this often? Yes, I have done this during most of my scans.
To date I have been feeling good. I still get pooped out when I try to do to many things in a day, or if I stay longer at a volunteer job than regularly scheduled. I will be ecstatic to get past this energy plateau. Someday soon I hope.
On Tuesday this week I went back to University Hospital for another routine check-up. The results from my MRI were the same as my last visit which equals no “Fred”. My going in for MRI’s and then a doctors visit has become the normal. I bring along an extra pair of warm socks, comfy pants, and a sweatshirt. A technician calls my name gives me two gowns and a pair of pants and asks me to change. I don’t change and wait to receive my iv for the scan. Due to the positive results I have had I get to move into a 4 month MRI cycle. (I had thought I would move into a 6 month cycle but I have been wrong about these things before. It is best to not get disappointed). This is a big deal because I was going in every 3 months.
Tuesday I must have looked a little worried when the technician, who has had her job for 18 years, started looking for a good vein and sent me to the nurse. The nurse, who has helped before, is the “One Poke Wonder”, and deserves an award. She took one look at my arm and got the iv in, and in a matter of seconds I was off for my scan. This is a pretty big deal when you run into a lot of medically trained individuals who have poor technique.
The MRI machine is exceptionally loud and the shape effectively funnels the noise to the patient’s ears and spine. However, when an individual is just tired enough and has ear plugs in, it is actually possible to fall asleep during the MRI. I did drift in and out of sleep during my 28 minutes and when not asleep I thought about the thump of the magnets and what kind of dance our Native Americans would do around the campfire. Weird? Yes. Do I do this often? Yes, I have done this during most of my scans.
To date I have been feeling good. I still get pooped out when I try to do to many things in a day, or if I stay longer at a volunteer job than regularly scheduled. I will be ecstatic to get past this energy plateau. Someday soon I hope.
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