Health Stuff

I was in the hospital for 5 days, a few days ago. I went in for a regular appointment with a new neurologist, Dr. Pennell at The Brigham in Boston. I hadn't met her before and had a few questions. She didn't feel right answering the questions over the phone without meeting me, so she had me come in the next day. I had been having some of my regular "auras" or mini seizures and ended up having one in her office. She sent me straight up to have an EEG, which she didn't like the results of. So she had me admitted. The main reason for this was to monitor my brain, with these ridiculous looking EEG wires attached to my skull (for the full 5 days mind you). They began tweaking my meds to get some full seizures, which didn't take long. While I was in, Mark stayed with me, which was a blessing. He notified the nurses when I was having the seizures, which helped alot. Cameron stayed with my in-laws and Avery with my parents. I was a mess without them!!! They both came into visit me though :)

Pretty, huh? There were 27 and each one left a bruise and bump!

He was a little nervous at first

Cam even brought me flowers! Notice they are in urinals? Classy, I tell ya.

So after all was said and done, I was taken off of one of my meds, the other was increased and a new one was added. They also gave me a third med to take on occasion when nothing was helping, or just to decrease anxiety. After a few days of being home, my doctor called and informed me that she brought my case up to a board of neurologists and neurosurgeons. They were all in agreement, that I am a great candidate for brain surgery that could very well rid me of epilepsy for good. The success rate is 80-85%!! Although nervous, I am ecstatic that something my be able to be done to fix this. My quality of life will be so much better and less worrisome for myself and others! So the tests will be starting this month and if all looks good, the surgery will be sometime in the Fall. I just keep praying that all will go well! To be a mom with this disease is not very fun. To be anyone with this disease is not very fun at all.