There have been several threads recently about people's VEEG experiences. Some of them have sounded really horrific and some just bit muddled. Tempers flared, the details got lost, and not much got accomplished too often.
This kind of test is meant to be a stressful situation. It is meant to do exactly what we are always trying not to do, to provoke a seizure and record it both by video and by EEG simultaneously. And it is done in a confined space with not much privacy and, I would think, a huge boredom factor.
It would be easy for things to wander under those circumstances.
So, I've decided to keep a journal of my upcoming VEEG experience in an attempt to be able to sort things out, make sure I don't forget things, and perhaps be able to help the next person better prepare for theirs.
So, I had a neuro appointment a week ago today and was called yesterday to come in this coming Monday for my VEEG. This doesn't give me much time to prepare but I think I'll be OK.
Today is V minus 3 days and counting.
Last night I (under doctor's instructions) cut my phenobarbitol dose by 25%.
Today is my day for making lists and taking care of "the home front".
This kind of test is meant to be a stressful situation. It is meant to do exactly what we are always trying not to do, to provoke a seizure and record it both by video and by EEG simultaneously. And it is done in a confined space with not much privacy and, I would think, a huge boredom factor.
It would be easy for things to wander under those circumstances.
So, I've decided to keep a journal of my upcoming VEEG experience in an attempt to be able to sort things out, make sure I don't forget things, and perhaps be able to help the next person better prepare for theirs.
So, I had a neuro appointment a week ago today and was called yesterday to come in this coming Monday for my VEEG. This doesn't give me much time to prepare but I think I'll be OK.
Today is V minus 3 days and counting.
Last night I (under doctor's instructions) cut my phenobarbitol dose by 25%.
Today is my day for making lists and taking care of "the home front".