A few months ago Matt started experiencing "episodes" where he would lose concentration for a few seconds. He didn't pass out but would just lose his focus or train-of-thought. His doctor referred him to a neurologist. Matt had an MRI and an EEG and they were inconclusive. The neurologist thought he might be having simple partial seizures and wanted Matt to take a low dose seizure medication for 30 days to see if it helped. Matt took the medicine for 30 days and didn't really notice any difference. He ran out of the medicine and hadn't scheduled a follow-up appointment yet.
Well that brings us to a week and a half ago (June 18) when Matt was in Alabama for work. He was working out in the gym at his hotel when he apparently had a seizure and passed out. He came to as he was being loaded into an ambulance. There was a lady in the gym who called 911 and got the hotel manager. Thank goodness Matt didn't injure himself falling and that he wasn't by himself when it happened! The ER doctors put him back on the seizure medication. It was definitely scary and I hated that he was in AL away from his family. He did have another coworker there who picked him up from the hospital and who traveled back with him to Raleigh 2 days later.
Matt saw his neurologist in Raleigh this past Wednesday. Since the seizure in AL and going back on the seizure medication, Matt hasn't been having any of the minor episodes that he was experiencing previously. The neurologist suggested that perhaps the generic medicine he got in AL is slightly different than the generic he had in Raleigh and perhaps putting him on the name brand version would ensure that he continues to do well on it. Apparently even within the same pharmacy they may get different generics and the dosage can vary by 10-20%. We are waiting to see if insurance will approve the name brand medicine. Matt will also have another EEG and wear a heart monitor for 30 days to rule out any heart issues.
Matt is doing well for now but there are still a lot of unknowns with neurological problems. So for now, he isn't driving. He has a co-worker who lives in our neighborhood that is driving him to and from work. We are praying that the doctors will have wisdom and answers, that Matt will not have any more seizures, and logistics while Matt is not driving.
Praying! We know how scary and uncertain seizures can be. Thankful for the One who is always trustworthy and certain, even when life doesn't seem that way.
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