EEG
No, I did not mess up the spelling of a popular breakfast item. I am talking about a test that Eli had this past Friday.
We woke up at 6:30 in the morning because Eli was supposed to be sleep deprived for the test. That was a challenge in itself to keep my little one awake for such an early hour until his 11:00 test. He is much more of a night owl. He likes to sleep in late in the morning (9:00 usually) and once awake he is so groggy. But come 9:00 in the evening he is so active and wide awake. He still sleeps very good. Most nights he sleeps around 11 solid hours, which makes momma happy too.
Eli had wires coming out of every part of his head. He was mistaking them for toys and kept trying to yank on them. Once he realized they were not toys but instead a nuisance, he started crying. His cry turned into a small wail. (But don't worry he didn't become a sea animal!) It was good for the test that he cried though because they wanted to see him in various different states. They watched his brain as he ate, as he was awake and happy, as he was awake and mad and as he slept. It was a long test as you can imagine.
It was nice that I got to stay with him during the whole procedure. But it was stressful too. I was sitting there trying to feed him, trying to get him to sleep, and trying to keep him happy. During all that I was also watching all of the tiny lines on the computer screen go up and down, sometimes sharply. I had no idea what was normal and if what I was seeing was good or bad.
The nice thing was that we got the results from the test before we left the office. It basically showed Eli was still at risk for having seizures. He kept having sharp spikes during the test. Dr.Kojic Explained that it was those spikes that could trigger a seizure. We were really expecting to hear that news. It wasn't necessarily bad news.
The doctor said that what really matters is how he is acting and developing. She said that he was doing well and acting normal. All the results from the EEG basically meant was that he still needed to stay on his medicine. We also realized that we still need to stay on our guard and be ready to act if Eli does have a seizure. Praise God that Eli's medicine has been working so well. He has not had a seizure since he has been home from the hospital. Hopefully that will remain to be the case.
I am sharing all this to say that Eli still certainly needs your prayers. Hopefully he will grow out of his risk for having seizures and hopefully he will never have another seizure in his life. Please continue to lift up Eli and pray for a total and complete healing of his entire body.
posted by Kellie # 3:07 PM
