Yesterday saw us going to the Neurology department for DH's routine check up at the hospital. We were to see a new Dr as his original one is/was retiring.
The Dr greeted us in a lovely manner and started to ask questions about DH's epilepsy history starting from when he was 6 weeks old.
We went through that, he asked me lots of questions on how DH reacts while having aura's and seizures which I answered each and every one.
He checked all of Daves reflexes in his knees, elbows etc which were as far as i know of normal.
Then the Dr starts mentioning more tests being done, more E.E.G.s a normal one, a sleep deprived one and then a long one where DH will have to be admited to hospital, taken off his medication to see if they can induce a seizure in a controlled manner to see exactly what part of the brain has the seizure activity in it. THEN he mentions having surgery to remove the damaged part of his brain that might stop the seizures. Talk about knocking the wind out of our sails! Once the news sunk in I cried, Dh comfotrted me which made me feel quite guilty as he is the person that will be going through with it. Once I had cried we got to thinking that it will be a positive thing, he may be seizure free, go back to work, drive a car and lead a completly normal life which is great news. All we have to do now is wait for the tests and the results and then I will update about those then.
Sorry its such a long post this time, and if you managed to make it to the end thank you!
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