Okay , we met with a neurologist yesterday and they did all sorts of things with her , checking her motor skills and such .( I'm proud to announce I was told she is very advanced for her age . HEHEHE
) She has been seizure free for 4 & 1/2 weeks , but of course there's the chance they could come back . The doctor asked if we'd like to start meds now , or wait and see if she even ever has another seizure and we opted to wait and see . I learned alot about seizures and epilepsy in general , I always thought epilepsy was a disease that caused seizures , I did not realize it is a name for people that have seizures , alot of them having no reason why they have them . So yesterday when the doctor first said she had epilepsy I of course was totally scared , but after he explained things I realized she's "had epilepsy" since her 3rd seizure , ya learn something new every day ! There's an 80% chance she'll have more , but the longer she goes without having one the lower her chances get , I also thought epilepsy was something people had their whole lives , but that's not true either ! So , I'm doing lots of research now ( should have done alot more sooner ! ) and learning lots , learning I was mostly wrong about everything . But I have to say I feel so much better now , like we have a plan and things can be okay again ! The doctor also said " You know , I'm thinking that she may have had a seizure and that's what made her fall down the stairs " and I was totally shocked ! That's what I have been telling the other doctors all along and everyone kept saying " Noooo , she just had the wind knocked out of her at the bottom , and you were probably histarical anyway " but I just knew she didn't just fall down the stairs , she always took them backwards on her belly ( does that make sence ?) and she never once cried , not a single tear . The neurogolist just made me feel so much better and made me feel validated even though I kept getting told I was wrong . Sooooo , now we have some answers , and a plan , and can relax ! Woohoo , thankyou God !!! And thankyou to everyone for your thoughts , kind words , and prayers ,I appreciate it so much ! Hopefully I won't even be writing more posts obout seizures anymore , just about the kids and dogs
