I wanted to share our joy of a normal EEG with you. Praise God for that. Sophia has had normal and abnormal EEGs... they aren't always accurate, especially with children under 4, but we are always hopeful and we will take a normal EEG over an abnormal one anytime. Praise God for that.
After the experience with the EEG tech and it being so difficult to get the EEG results I decided maybe to try out a new neurologist... not that anything is wrong with the neurologist we go too, in fact she is an excellent doctor- I just feel that the office isn't the best fit for our needs and the office isn't meeting our expectations. This isn't a one time only event, but we have been with this group and never really looked into getting a second opinion and I think it would be unfair to Sophia to not look into other options. So, July 10th we will be going to meet with a new doctor, see there office, get his opinion on what we have been through, are going through, and what to expect for the future. I am excited to get another doctor's perspective and I hope we will like her.
Troy went to the doctor today, he has been congested and cranky, I just wanted to get him checked out before the weekend, he gets bouts with ear infections and I wanted to take him for peace of mind. While we were there the doctor said he got Sophia's EEG results from the neurologist and he asked me if we had thought about having another neurologist look over her records- him saying this kinda' makes me nervous, but he reassured me he knew very little about neurology but just thought it might be a good idea, considering she continues to have 'unexplained seizures' - I have thought that was normal with epilepsy, for children to continue to have 'break through seizures' even with the aide of medication- we will see. Maybe there is something out there that will better work for her. I was happy to let him know we did have an appointment for a second opinion. Back to Troy, he was fine just stuffed up, no ear infections... hurray! They just make him so miserable. Poor Little Guy! He should be feeling better soon.
Sophia got to go over to her Nonnie's and play with her cousin Gavin today while I took Troy to the pediatrician. Sophia and Gavin are about a year apart... they are good buddies. I enjoy watching them play. Today they threw bouncy balls all over our patio. It was fun watching them be so happy- until of course the toddler bickering started... but they do enjoy one another, even their bickering can be funny to watch. Once, I heard Sophia tell Gavin if he didn't share with her, her mommy would put him in time out... Gavin looked at me like I was the meanest aunt in the whole world. Sophia and her threats! She can be such the pistol!
Well, I believe Troy is going to end this blog- he just woke up crying... more to come soon, good evening.
Our prayers were answered for this EEG, thank you for praying with us.
Praise God!! What a huge relief, for both Sophia's EEG and Troy's clear ears! I hate ear infections, little bugs get so sick and they're in so much pain.
ReplyDeleteI pretty much always think a second opinion is a good idea. Unfortunately in the world of insurance we live in, too many doctors get kick backs from sending patients to specialists and making referrals. I hope things go well with the app't, and hopefully there won't be any social morons, to speak of!
Here's a question, because I'm still not a neuro -- working on it though :o)
Would emotion and exhaustion cause a seizure? Moreso, as Sophia's growing, the stresses on her body - would that cause a seizure? It makes perfect sense to me that maybe her traumatic fracture may have sparked her last "breakthrough seizure"? Maybe, maybe not? I woke in the middle of the night thinking - God wakes me to tell me important things =) and for some reason I thought about Sophia and her little body and these thoughts popped into my head.
Blah, blah -- enough rambling!! I hope you guys have a super weekend planned!
Hugs, Blessings & more Prayers.