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I feel almost sick to my stomach......

Mon, 07/10/2006 - 10:45
Hey all, I go to find out the results from all the tests I've had run in the last couple of months and am almost sick to my stomach. Tests include: VEEG, PET scan, MRI, cognitive memory, psych evaluation and Wada. All this to see if I'm a surgery candidate. No, I haven't seen my doctor since they started it all. We both wanted to wait and get all the testing done. Yes, I have been getting bits and pieces here and there as we go. I've been living on pepto bismol for the past 3 days and feel like I'm going to throw-up. Have to ask, I had the VEEG, PET scan and MRI tests first. If I were not a candidate, would they have canceled the other tests? Also, they had to give me benadryl during the Wada, because I'm allergic to iodine, if one flips out during this test, yet the results are good, would that disqualify you as a candidate? Let me explain...they tested the memory and speech on the right side first and then the left side. I don't remember them testing the right side. But, remember not knowing any of the pictures, sentence...on the left side. So I was laying there thinking I had no memory and started crying about it. (I'm laughing now about that, by the way) It really upset me at the time though. Just asking. :) Plus, benadryl makes me really tired and loopy. :D Please, if anyone can help with this, I would really appreciate it. My appointment is at 12:30 tomorrow. Thanks, Keri

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Re: I feel almost sick to my stomach......

Submitted by fzMousie on Mon, 2006-07-10 - 11:36
I have no answers, but enormous hugs for you!! I was a wreck before my Neuro appointment.

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