I saw my neurologist yesterday and he's confirmed epilepsy. I will have an MRI after baby is born. He said that it's developed into a much clearer case of epilepsy than it was before so he's put me on lamotrigine.
He was very interested in the fact that when I see and hear weird things, it's always on my right hand side. When he asked if I was right or left handed I said "mainly right", he then said "that's what I wanted to hear" - because I really don't feel I have a dominant hand. I write VERY messily with both hands, but most comfortable with my right because that's how I was taught. I wonder if there's something in my brain that links epilepsy with my lack of dominant hand?
He asked when my last seisure was and I said "Tuesday, I wrote it down" then he asked what time of day and I honestly didn't know. I said I'm not sure except that it was between 7am-6pm because my husband wasn't home and it was school holidays. He was really interested in the fact that I couldn't remember what time of day. I got quite confused and he said "it's OK, that's what I want to hear" so I'm guessing the confusion is related.
I had another EEG right then and there (argh! Getting that gel out of my dreadlocks isn't fun!) and I suspect they saw something because every other one I have had they said "right all clear, but that doesn't mean there's no seisure activity". This time I asked if it showed anything and she said "we have to wait for the dr to interpret it."
So I just biked the kid down to school and then to get my pills from the pharmacy. Not sure how long I can keep biking, at 20 weeks pregnant and very tired from seisures but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.
He was very interested in the fact that when I see and hear weird things, it's always on my right hand side. When he asked if I was right or left handed I said "mainly right", he then said "that's what I wanted to hear" - because I really don't feel I have a dominant hand. I write VERY messily with both hands, but most comfortable with my right because that's how I was taught. I wonder if there's something in my brain that links epilepsy with my lack of dominant hand?
He asked when my last seisure was and I said "Tuesday, I wrote it down" then he asked what time of day and I honestly didn't know. I said I'm not sure except that it was between 7am-6pm because my husband wasn't home and it was school holidays. He was really interested in the fact that I couldn't remember what time of day. I got quite confused and he said "it's OK, that's what I want to hear" so I'm guessing the confusion is related.
I had another EEG right then and there (argh! Getting that gel out of my dreadlocks isn't fun!) and I suspect they saw something because every other one I have had they said "right all clear, but that doesn't mean there's no seisure activity". This time I asked if it showed anything and she said "we have to wait for the dr to interpret it."
So I just biked the kid down to school and then to get my pills from the pharmacy. Not sure how long I can keep biking, at 20 weeks pregnant and very tired from seisures but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.
