It’s been a while since the last update. We haven’t posted anything because there has been little to report (that’s a good thing!).
Stacy has been taking her Phenytoin as prescribed and has occasional jerks in the mornings, but no further visible seizure activity.
We finally reviewed the results from the brain mapping last week and it was amazing how much improvement there was. We saw before and after (current) mappings showing her brain wave activity in the alpha, beta, theta, delta, etc. frequencies. An optimal graph on the system would be solid black. Bright colors (white being worst) indicate brain activity (relatively localized) outside of optimal parameters. Her before graphs had a lot of white in them. The after graphs had almost none with mostly dark colors indicating brain wave activity that is close to normal.
The other day Stacy remarked that she had noticed a change within herself where she felt like she was about to have some sort of seizure (not tonic-clonic, possibly a jerk?), but didn’t. I’ll have to ask her for the details again, because I’m not sure I understood her correctly, but she was pretty excited that she had noticed a change for the better.
#1 by Stacy on August 4th, 2005
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No No Bernard! I said I used to have mild episodes where I would be running fast or spinning around, ect, and stop. It was like everything in my head would continue on the same path and it would take a moment for my brain to completely catch up with itself. (totally different from a jerk). I noticed that I wasn’t having those problems.
I’ve also noticed that I have a mild headache recently and have eaten some natural sugars (I know… Bad Stacy!). The thing is, the headache has moved from place to place and is barely there.
I’ve also noticed that the past few days, I am much more upbeat and less depressed (which is strange). I’m happy to have goals, to be busy, and still be able to maintain myself. Oh… not driving SUCKS!!!
Stacy