More on Abby...

Okay,
So I realized I made an error in my previous entry. I said that Abby's docs thought that maybe Abby was having a "feveral seizure" when in fact it's called a "febrile seizure." Ooops. What can I say? I was super tired. All of you that are in the medical field must have gotten a good laugh from that one. Anyway, we got more info from the docs on febrile seizures and it doesn't look like that is what Abby had. A febrile seizure can only last up to 15 minutes and Abby's lasted for 2 and a half hours. Also, it seems that febrile seizures only happens to children without any neuro issues. For more info on febrile seizures, click here. We learned instead that Abby had a Simple Partial Seizure. Take a look at that link as it perfectly describes what happened to Abby.

In an effort to figure out why Abby had a seizure and how prone she is to having one again, she got an EEG. An EEG records brain wave activity. This will give the docs information that will help them figure out more about Abby and how much seizures will be a part of her life. It is very important that the patient stay still during the EEG (which took about 20 minutes) and luckily, Abby was exhausted so after the electrodes were placed on Abby's head, she fell asleep. But the moments leading up to that were no fun. Take a look at the pics below.





Abby is NOT happy about the paste they were putting on her head to keep the electrodes on...



She was even more unhappy about the wrap they put on her to keep the electrodes in place....



She wasn't THAT upset though. A few moments later, our little Abbers was conked out and had a great nap.

As far as the fundo surgery is concerned, it's definitely on hold for now. Once Abby starts feeling better and we get some answers from the EEG and the seizure question, we hope to get Abby home.

I am home with Eddie right now, but I just spoke with Kelly and Abby is feeling a lot better. She had another nap which was about 3 hours and even went for a little walk around the halls. It was a bit much she said though, and now Abby is a little cranky and needs to go to sleep again.

Eddie by the way also spiked a fever last night around 2AM. The poor little guy had about a 101 degree temp. He's doing much better tonight thankfully but still not 100%. I think he got what Abby got. Tonight he ran into Abby's room a couple of times and looked around as if to see if Abby and mommy were in there. He misses them and I do too, so let's all pray and hope that Abby can come home tomorrow or Saturday.

I will let you all know the results of that EEG and what we can expect with regards to seizures as soon as I know something.

Love you all.

- Abby's Management