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It was my first EEG appointment. What they did was hook electrodes to my head with jelly to make it stick. When they were putting them on my head, it felt like they were looking for lice, but thankfully they didn’t find any. They wanted me to sit in a chair in a dark room for two hours while the machine worked. They didn’t talk to me and I didn’t talk to them. They were reading the signals in my brain. I won’t know what the results are for two weeks. Like I have previously stated, it felt like a big waste of time. As soon as I got home, I showered to get the jelly out. Even though they didn’t say anything, I know something is going on. Why would I have a seizure if nothing was wrong?! As I said, I’ll keep you updated in two weeks.
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I have never had an EEG, so I am curious to see the results. From my understanding, they want me to get an EEG because I had a seizure. I guess it would be to see the cause. Honestly, it seems pretty straightforward and is a waste of time. I think the seizure was caused by the fact that I wasn’t drinking enough water. It could be from doing too much as well. One of the main causes of a seizure is epilepsy, so they probably want to test me for that.  According to the article, “What is Epilepsy?”, from cureepilepsy.org, “In general, epilepsy and seizures result from abnormal circuit activity in the brain. Any event ranging from faulty wiring during brain development, brain inflammation, physical injury, or infection can lead to seizure and epilepsy. Underlying causes for epilepsy include Brain structure abnormalities, Genetics, Immune system abnormalities, Infectious disease, Metabolism changes, Stroke, Trauma, Tumors, and Unknown causes. However, according to recent estimates, in up to 50% of patients diagnosed with epilepsy, the cause is unknown (idiopathic).”
According to the article, “Seizures after Traumatic Brain Injury”, from NCBI.gov, “Seizures can happen in 1 to 5 of every ten people who have had a TBI, depending on where the injury occurred in the brain. The seizure usually happens where there is a scar in the brain as a consequence of the injury.” Stay tuned until next week to find out more. I’ll be updating here. Soooo if you have been following, I recently had a seizure. I was kinda thrown back at first and shocked. My right side was tingling. It started in my right arm and leg and then I felt it in my face. That is when I called 911 because I knew something was wrong. The facility told me to lie down. When the ambulance got there, they hooked me up immediately to an IV and gave me fluids. It was explained to me that I was dehydrated, BUT while in the ER, I looked over and saw that my urine was clear. So I asked them why it was clear and they did not know. It leaves me to believe that it was my first assumption of I was doing too much. As you know, I work out, I work on my website and book, writing my short stories, I am all over the place. I started drinking Gatorade for electrolytes, but it has a lot of sugar. I am now drinking Gatorade Zero and I mix the powder into water. I’ve been pretty tired the last couple of days, but I think it was due to the seizure. I wouldn’t say I am out of the woods yet, but I do feel a lot better. If I continue to feel better, then I know I’m good.  |
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