Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Neurology Appointment

Liv had a neuro appointment last week.  I wasn't looking forward to it because we were told when I went to schedule it that her Neurologist moved.  We were never notified of this.  This is the doctor that diagnosed her at the age of 7 months and now we will never see her again.

Since she was seeing a new doctor, she had to have an EEG to check out her brain waves while resting without seizures.  Then we had the appointment.

The new doctor seems nice.  I guess it will take some time to warm up to her.  We found out that she still has abnormalities in her brain (the memory section).  This wasn't a big surprise since we knew that from her last MRI.  The results of the EEG were a surprise though.  She actually has 2 kinds of seizures when we thought there was just one.  She has complex partials and generalized.  There was a lot of activity going on in her brain while hooked up to the test.

Liv hasn't has a seizure for about 6 months and according to history, she should be due soon for some spells.  They usually hit between 6 and 8 months.  I'm just hoping that we can surpass them and that the meds she is on are just working!