January 1, 2005

It Has Been Interesting...Memory Test Done ! !

Hope everyone has had some really nice holidays!!

It has been interesting here recently. I finally got to take the Memory Test. The doctor was good at explaining why I had to take it. When we're young the brain has a spot for everything, but if there's damage when we're young it has to find a different spot for that item and we have no clue where it's going to put it. Somehow these tests will determine where my memory is....that is the area they need to do surgery in and they need to find out where my memory got put when I was younger. When I took it about two weeks ago I came back from lunch break to find the doctor talking with the technologist who was testing me. I had a feeling something was up. They discovered I was having seizures!! My mouth literally dropped open because I had been verbal and alert the whole time! It was determined due to the serious trouble I had with parts of the test. I got to try some of it again and did better on it before I left early. They wanted me to finish it the next week when I was done with my cycle. Fine with me! We had to cancel the test last week due to a winter storm, but I went this Thursday and it was only 3 hours....not 8....YAY!! I will hear how it all went in several weeks. If they got the info they need it's the last test I have to have prior to surgery this summer, if not they will come up with another test for me. I would rather not have to do another test, but will do it if I have to!!!!
My seizures still are less frequent than they were....seems that the CPAP for sleep apnea may have had something to do with controlling them....that Neurologist said it might. But I still need the surgery.

Hope everyone has a wonderful new year ! ! ! !

Posted by Rhonda on January 1, 2005 1:00 PM