VEEG - How long was your stay? (Video Electroencephalogram)

[brain]

Video Electroencephalogram - video EEG,
How long was the average length of
your stay?

You may make any comments you wish.

[brain]

There is also another Poll on:

VEEG - How many have you had? (Video Electroencephalogram)

[Wendy1966]

Lemme ask you this......can I vote more than once?
Is this poll just for VEEGs in the hospital? I had one at home.
Does the poll include intracranial VEEGs?

Ah....the questions.

[brain]

Hi Wendy,

Yes you can add them all together!

[Wendy1966]

Ok....

4 days at home
4 days intrcranial
11 days video EEG
8 days video EEG

27 days total

6.75 days average.

[Danielle]

When I was going through the 5 months of pre-surgical testing for the Gamma-Knife Surgery unfortunately this was one test I had to have. I'd have to say it was my least favorite. At the time, I had to have at least 4 seizures show on the video screen just to be considered for the Gamma- Knife, and I had to have them in a 5 day period. It was so stressful because there were two other candidates in seperate rooms near me and they were having their seizures left and right. At the time I never thought I would say this but I wished I was in their position just so I could get it out of the way and be able to go home. Well, let's just say absolutely NOTHING happened until the very last day. I guess that saying is true "When it rains, it pours." That is what happened, I had 4 Grand-mal seizures right in a row, they just would not stop. It was Horrible!! But, luckily thanks to that, I was able to have the surgery. Oh! I am so glad that is over!!

[patacake]

I have had it done twice. The first time before surgery a couple years ago I was there for 7 days and then started the Tonic-Clonics real good and stayed for three more days doing every kind I do!
Now I just did it again and on the 7th day I was just starting with simple partial's and they said that was good you can go. I don't understand why they didn't wait and see if I would go farther like last time. When I got home I had 2 tonic clonic's and am very mad that they had me leave.
I want my old doctor back!!!!!

[Mr. Pibb]

Spent five nights six days in the hosppital they slowly weaned me off of my medications had from what I here four big seizures that hopefully provide enough info gained they also did a specscan on the last seizure that I had During this they injected a isotoupe simple partial. that allows improved imaging with a 360 degree shots. they say it will be two weeks then they decide weather I am a canidate for surgery
Jerry

[hawke86]

I have had so many done. The hspital is my second home.

[Loudmouth]

I am having my first one done the last week of july,they wont give me a set amount of time they want me to spend there,which is making it very hard to get childcare (Single mum with 3 kids),I've been told it could be anything from 48hrs to 9 days...I can only get 6 days max for childcare for my youngest...can you discharge yourself if childcare becomes an issue?