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Who should I believe
Wed, 07/08/2009 - 21:53The neurologist who said no seizures, or the one who said yes, I was having seizures.
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Re: Who should I believe
Submitted by galaxymel on Mon, 2009-07-13 - 20:38
Re: Who should I believe
Submitted by tonialpha on Thu, 2009-07-09 - 10:08
I agree w/ Rikk. The slow wave do to an encephalic process is showing an abnormality. I have had normal MRIs and CTs and recently went to a specialty research lab and had a different MRI that does fine cuts or fine pictures of the brain and they found my abnormality. My EEG when I was younger was questionable but as I grew older it was always abnormal. I would believe the Neurologist that said yes, who took the time!
In fact when I was flustered in one job, my Neurologist inspired me to go into the medical field. My last job was doing EEG's on patients trying test Seizure Drugs, that was fun. I did EEG's on people of all ages and evoke responses. It's an interesting job plus when you have a seizure disorder you understand what a patient is saying when they explain about their problems.
I agree w/ Rikk. The slow wave do to an encephalic process is showing an abnormality. I have had normal MRIs and CTs and recently went to a specialty research lab and had a different MRI that does fine cuts or fine pictures of the brain and they found my abnormality. My EEG when I was younger was questionable but as I grew older it was always abnormal. I would believe the Neurologist that said yes, who took the time!
In fact when I was flustered in one job, my Neurologist inspired me to go into the medical field. My last job was doing EEG's on patients trying test Seizure Drugs, that was fun. I did EEG's on people of all ages and evoke responses. It's an interesting job plus when you have a seizure disorder you understand what a patient is saying when they explain about their problems.
Re: Who should I believe
Submitted by rikk on Thu, 2009-07-09 - 02:49
hi,
sounds like doc 2 is listening to what you are telling. that is a big plus. the testing is just that and it may gather the information for a concrete diagnosis. The migraines you are having may or may not be migraines. There is some research into the possibility of misdiagnosed seizures. the best advice is to trust your own feeling and educate yourself. that will allow you trust the doc you choose, the education leads to a better understanding of the problem. hope it helps. rikk
hi,
sounds like doc 2 is listening to what you are telling. that is a big plus. the testing is just that and it may gather the information for a concrete diagnosis. The migraines you are having may or may not be migraines. There is some research into the possibility of misdiagnosed seizures. the best advice is to trust your own feeling and educate yourself. that will allow you trust the doc you choose, the education leads to a better understanding of the problem. hope it helps. rikk