On Thursday, I had to get an EEG done. I had a seizure last weekend and they are trying to figure out why I had one. The lady was really nice, thankfully. She complimented my hair and told me she was going to place a cap on my head. After she did that, she put tiny circles in my hair and then applied a goop-like substance to the circles so that she could put the electrodes on. She told me that I had to lay still for about 30 minutes in the dark. So, she turned out the lights and I was told to do some deep breathing exercises. Easy at first, but by the end, I was about ready to pass out. Then, a strobe light was placed in front of my eyes. There were a series of patterns from the strobe light..this was not a fun experience!!! I was so glad when it was all over. After she wiped the goop out of my hair, I was free to go! Unfortunately I had to go back to work with two bullseyes on my forehead!
Today, I had my appointment with Dr. Huang, the neurologist. He was pretty nice. He tested my eyes, reflexes, etc.. and had me do all these hopping and balance exercises. I passed all of them and we then talked about what happened last weekend. He told me that even though we don't have all the test results back that I need to go on medication to control my seizures. I am not very thrilled about this, but I do agree that it is what must happen. So today I begin taking my pills. Next Friday I have an MRI scheduled to see if they can see anything else that may be causing this.
Life is full of so many unexpected things. I never in a million years would have thought something like this could happen to me. Hopefully the doctors get to the bottom of it and the medicine will make me seizure-free!
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