Posted by Solstice on March 30, 2012, at 4:13:29
In reply to Re: Scared, posted by Dinah on March 29, 2012, at 23:46:01
> I guess specialists are a good thing, but it would be nice to have a doctor who coordinated all the specialists. They seem to keep sending her from one to the other without anyone keeping track.Yeah.. that really does make it difficult.
> I wouldn't say I'm positive or optimistic, but I do think both doctors have a better understanding of what's going on with her. And I will probably have to go with her to the doctor appointments since I don't think I can rely on second hand reports.
Not only that, the doctors will get better information from you. If they are talking to her, they may not be getting a good enough picture to make sense of it.
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> I'll mention the possibility of seizures when I go in with her. I'm familiar with seizures in dogs, and it didn't quite have that "feel". But I know there are different kinds and some might not have that feeling of hmmm.... static?Temporal lobe seizures are particularly difficult to recognize because they often simply look 'behavioral.' The patient doesn't lose consciousness or awareness.
> The whole thing makes me very sleepy. I feel responsible without having any real power in the situation.
Take care of yourself, Dinah..
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