Sweet Pea was a champion for her EEG today. She was in a good mood all day, even though we got up at 3:30. She wasn't nervous for the test at all and did everything that the tech asked her to do. I started freaking out once we got to the hospital--I couldn't stop myself from the "what if" thinking...
Now we wait to hear back from the neurologist. S/he will read the EEG tonight and if there is something bad we will hear from the hospital on Wednesday or Thursday. If we don't hear from them, then it is good news and nothing is wrong. We will get the final results in about a week.
Once again, I am so thankful that we live a few minutes from one of the best children's hospitals in the country. Our tech was wonderful with Abby and everything in the room was kid sized, which I think makes things a lot less scary.
Sweet Pea took about a 30 minute nap during the EEG and she seems wide awake again. I however, am not. I am going to go try and get a nap in before she notices.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Freak Out and Dread
I'm freaking out a little bit about tomorrow, and also dreading it. Tomorrow Sweet Pea is having the EEG that will test for the micro-seizures. When the psychiatrist told us that he wanted Sweet Pea to have an EEG, he said that it was no big deal and that it would only take about 30 minutes, so I wasn't really worried about it at all. Then the pediatrician (who actually scheduled the test) called...
Sweet Pea is having her EEG tomorrow at 2:00. I have to get her up between 3:00 and 4:00 am and she cannot go back to sleep, because she needs to be exhausted for the test. They will do part of the test while she is awake, talking and looking at some stuff and then there is also a portion where she has to be asleep. I am a little freaked out by the test now--it seems like a much bigger deal. I am also REALLY dreading getting up at 3:30 tomorrow morning.
Thankfully, BCFG is being really cool. We didn't find out that the test was scheduled until Friday, and since today is Memorial Day, we didn't have a lot of time to plan things. I'm sure that The Husband would be fine taking Sweet Pea to this test, but this is one thing that I NEEDED to go to. I called Mr. X on his cell phone on Friday afternoon and he said that it would be fine if I took a sick day. We are keeping Sweet Pea home from school all day tomorrow because I don't think it would be fair to Mrs. B. to send her to school. She's probably going to be really grumpy and since it's the end of school, they have been watching lots of movies and it's too much to ask Mrs. B. to keep her awake.
So, wish us lots of luck tomorrow. We hope that Sweet Pea is seizure free (the most important), but I'm also hoping we survive getting up that early.
Sweet Pea is having her EEG tomorrow at 2:00. I have to get her up between 3:00 and 4:00 am and she cannot go back to sleep, because she needs to be exhausted for the test. They will do part of the test while she is awake, talking and looking at some stuff and then there is also a portion where she has to be asleep. I am a little freaked out by the test now--it seems like a much bigger deal. I am also REALLY dreading getting up at 3:30 tomorrow morning.
Thankfully, BCFG is being really cool. We didn't find out that the test was scheduled until Friday, and since today is Memorial Day, we didn't have a lot of time to plan things. I'm sure that The Husband would be fine taking Sweet Pea to this test, but this is one thing that I NEEDED to go to. I called Mr. X on his cell phone on Friday afternoon and he said that it would be fine if I took a sick day. We are keeping Sweet Pea home from school all day tomorrow because I don't think it would be fair to Mrs. B. to send her to school. She's probably going to be really grumpy and since it's the end of school, they have been watching lots of movies and it's too much to ask Mrs. B. to keep her awake.
So, wish us lots of luck tomorrow. We hope that Sweet Pea is seizure free (the most important), but I'm also hoping we survive getting up that early.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
It's Official
I think it's official--after many days of trying, I don't like K. My issues with her have to do with lunch, as she is frequently the reason that I don't get to eat lunch. She is supposed to go to lunch at 1:00 so that someone is there to cover the phones at all times. Today she went to lunch at noon and was gone over an hour. (For the record, I am not the office attendance police--this time it was Mr. X.) At noon today, everyone was gone, except me and Mr. X. He thought that K was there, so we were both ready to go out for lunch. He walked through the office and noticed that she was not there, so he needed me to stick around. So I did... By 1:00 no one had come back to the office and it doesn't really make sense for me to go to lunch after that. I am grumpy from lack of food.
I am now going to put the emergency box of granola bars in my car, so I stop forgetting them in the morning.
In other news, I am now compliant with all my securities licenses. In the past 3 years, I have either gotten smarter or the test has gotten easier. The test consists of 4 case study sections and you have three and a half hours to pass all 4 sections. If you fail a section, you get a second case study to see if you can pass the second time. This time, I passed all my sections on the first try. In the past I've always needed to repeat at least one. Although I think the test was easier this time, I've decided that I've gotten smarter.
I am now going to put the emergency box of granola bars in my car, so I stop forgetting them in the morning.
In other news, I am now compliant with all my securities licenses. In the past 3 years, I have either gotten smarter or the test has gotten easier. The test consists of 4 case study sections and you have three and a half hours to pass all 4 sections. If you fail a section, you get a second case study to see if you can pass the second time. This time, I passed all my sections on the first try. In the past I've always needed to repeat at least one. Although I think the test was easier this time, I've decided that I've gotten smarter.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Bitter Pants
So* today shortly after arriving at work I put on my Bitter Pants. I arrived at the office at 8:45, my normal time, to find that Mama X was the only one in the office. I was expecting lots of people to be at the workshop/breakfast, but K was missing, which I thought was odd. After talking to Mama X for a few minutes it became clear that K was at the breakfast--my breakfast. (After Mr. X, I am the person in the office who put the most work into it, therefore, it is my breakfast.) I was stuck in the office and she was out learning about Cash Balance Plans, something that she will never use in her job. (Can you tell that I'm still wearing my Bitter Pants?) I should have asked to attend yesterday, instead of asking Mr. X if he needed me there. I will remember that for the future. Until then, I will be bitter...
Although I am trying really hard to be the girl who likes everyone, I'm starting to have a hard time with K. She is a huge complainer, which is just annoying. I think that I learned not to complain when I worked for The Man. The Man wouldn't have cared about anything that I complained about and it would have annoyed him and he would have made my life harder as a result. I complain a lot about work, but never at work, that's my distinction.
I am kind of dreading tomorrow--I am currently non-compliant with my securities licences (not a big deal, but it needs to be fixed quickly), so tomorrow I have to do a three and a half hour computer continuing education thing. These CE tests always make me realize how much I have forgotten. I also have to get up early, which is part of my issue. Thankfully, after I take my test tomorrow I'm in the clear for the next three years.
I also saw my psychiatrist for myself today. I'm doing really well--I've been feeling a lot better since he saw Sweet Pea. I don't have to see him again for two months (this is a nice change from the monthly visits that we've been having for about the past 4 months). If I'm still doing well at that time I get to start trying to back off the anti-psychotic drug again. I'm really hoping I can get off that one this time around, since that is the one with the really nasty side effects**.
*I always have the urge to start my posts with "so." Hopefully it doesn't annoy you.
**that I won't go into here, because they will gross you out.
Although I am trying really hard to be the girl who likes everyone, I'm starting to have a hard time with K. She is a huge complainer, which is just annoying. I think that I learned not to complain when I worked for The Man. The Man wouldn't have cared about anything that I complained about and it would have annoyed him and he would have made my life harder as a result. I complain a lot about work, but never at work, that's my distinction.
I am kind of dreading tomorrow--I am currently non-compliant with my securities licences (not a big deal, but it needs to be fixed quickly), so tomorrow I have to do a three and a half hour computer continuing education thing. These CE tests always make me realize how much I have forgotten. I also have to get up early, which is part of my issue. Thankfully, after I take my test tomorrow I'm in the clear for the next three years.
I also saw my psychiatrist for myself today. I'm doing really well--I've been feeling a lot better since he saw Sweet Pea. I don't have to see him again for two months (this is a nice change from the monthly visits that we've been having for about the past 4 months). If I'm still doing well at that time I get to start trying to back off the anti-psychotic drug again. I'm really hoping I can get off that one this time around, since that is the one with the really nasty side effects**.
*I always have the urge to start my posts with "so." Hopefully it doesn't annoy you.
**that I won't go into here, because they will gross you out.
Monday, May 23, 2011
I hate comb binding
Have I told you before how much I hate comb binding? Today that is all I did. Mr. X's breakfast/workshop is tomorrow morning and since he was on vacation last week we were late in getting everything put together. I spent today printing and binding 50 copies of everything. Then when I was done with that I got to seal up 50 invites to another special event. Then I counted out 50 pens and 50 coffee mugs. Then I found out that I would not be going to the event. Instead I will be spending the day in my Triangle. Can you tell that I am bitter?
In other news, I am happy to have found a swimsuit for vacation that doesn't cost a zillion dollars. I've also found a cover-up, so yeah for that...
In other news, I am happy to have found a swimsuit for vacation that doesn't cost a zillion dollars. I've also found a cover-up, so yeah for that...
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Shrunken Heads
This song has been in my head a lot lately...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBX6Rvd831c
I think that it's because of the line "and all the crying you wouldn't understand..." because, although we had a good visit with the psychiatrist, Sweet Pea is still sad a lot of the time.
Our appointment for Sweet Pea with my psychiatrist went well. I really like him and was glad that I knew him and wasn't having to get to know a doctor during the appointment as well. His assessment of Sweet Pea is that she has ADD. To brag a little, in his opinion she is bright to the point of being gifted. He classified her ADD as the "absentminded professor" type.
We are taking a "wait and see" approach with drugs for right now. The doctor recommended a child psychologist that can help with exercises to help Sweet Pea's concentration and also help to build up her self esteem. The Husband is frustrated with this. He was really hoping for a quick fix. He also doesn't see the value in therapy. He did get along with my doctor better than I thought that he would.
I am okay with waiting on medication. I know that it's not the same, but my drugs have done some pretty nasty things to my body and I hate the idea of giving drugs like that to Sweet Pea. The doctor did say that if we were to go the medication route, he would recommend Intuniv, which is a newer drug and one of the only (if not the only) non-stimulants for ADD. I looked the drug up and on their website one of the first things that it says is "we don't understand how Intuniv works on the brain." That's what is says about all my drugs too. I worry about the long term effects of my drugs and I didn't start taking them until I was 32.
We are going to do one medical test on Sweet Pea. We are going to get an EEG to rule out Absanse Seizures. This is a type of epilepsy where you have seizures that look like you are "spacing off." It is frequently misdiagnosed as ADD and our doctor said that he's seen two little girls recently that had this seizure disorder when the parents and teachers were sure that it was ADD. I've read about Absanse Seizures and it doesn't sound like Sweet Pea--the seizures are very brief (usually only lasting 20 seconds) and a person can experience up to 100 per day. Sweet Pea spaces out for many minutes at a time and this will happen maybe 4-5 times per day. We will still go ahead with the EEG, just to be safe, though.
I am hoping that we can get into a psychologist soon, so that she can get as much help as possible over the summer. I worry about how much she beats herself up about her school work. That trait comes from the Husband, as I am not that much of a perfectionist.
For some good news... I've been able to sleep without sleeping pills for almost a week now. (I know that doesn't seem like much, but it means that things are trending in the right direction and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.)
I've also examined the letter from the IRS more carefully and it looks like they are seeing income that we had in 2009, but no withholding on it. I need to call the IRS and see what we need to do, but it looks better than it did after my first reading of the letter.
Also, R's husband got out of the hospital on Thursday. He still has three chest tubes in, but the leak in his new esophagus is now small enough that his doctor's feel that it will close on its own.
I'm still kind of bummed out about "Ragtime, though. Hopefully next summer will be a good musical too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBX6Rvd831c
I think that it's because of the line "and all the crying you wouldn't understand..." because, although we had a good visit with the psychiatrist, Sweet Pea is still sad a lot of the time.
Our appointment for Sweet Pea with my psychiatrist went well. I really like him and was glad that I knew him and wasn't having to get to know a doctor during the appointment as well. His assessment of Sweet Pea is that she has ADD. To brag a little, in his opinion she is bright to the point of being gifted. He classified her ADD as the "absentminded professor" type.
We are taking a "wait and see" approach with drugs for right now. The doctor recommended a child psychologist that can help with exercises to help Sweet Pea's concentration and also help to build up her self esteem. The Husband is frustrated with this. He was really hoping for a quick fix. He also doesn't see the value in therapy. He did get along with my doctor better than I thought that he would.
I am okay with waiting on medication. I know that it's not the same, but my drugs have done some pretty nasty things to my body and I hate the idea of giving drugs like that to Sweet Pea. The doctor did say that if we were to go the medication route, he would recommend Intuniv, which is a newer drug and one of the only (if not the only) non-stimulants for ADD. I looked the drug up and on their website one of the first things that it says is "we don't understand how Intuniv works on the brain." That's what is says about all my drugs too. I worry about the long term effects of my drugs and I didn't start taking them until I was 32.
We are going to do one medical test on Sweet Pea. We are going to get an EEG to rule out Absanse Seizures. This is a type of epilepsy where you have seizures that look like you are "spacing off." It is frequently misdiagnosed as ADD and our doctor said that he's seen two little girls recently that had this seizure disorder when the parents and teachers were sure that it was ADD. I've read about Absanse Seizures and it doesn't sound like Sweet Pea--the seizures are very brief (usually only lasting 20 seconds) and a person can experience up to 100 per day. Sweet Pea spaces out for many minutes at a time and this will happen maybe 4-5 times per day. We will still go ahead with the EEG, just to be safe, though.
I am hoping that we can get into a psychologist soon, so that she can get as much help as possible over the summer. I worry about how much she beats herself up about her school work. That trait comes from the Husband, as I am not that much of a perfectionist.
For some good news... I've been able to sleep without sleeping pills for almost a week now. (I know that doesn't seem like much, but it means that things are trending in the right direction and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.)
I've also examined the letter from the IRS more carefully and it looks like they are seeing income that we had in 2009, but no withholding on it. I need to call the IRS and see what we need to do, but it looks better than it did after my first reading of the letter.
Also, R's husband got out of the hospital on Thursday. He still has three chest tubes in, but the leak in his new esophagus is now small enough that his doctor's feel that it will close on its own.
I'm still kind of bummed out about "Ragtime, though. Hopefully next summer will be a good musical too.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Woe is Me
Today is not a happy day at our house...
We got a letter from the IRS that something is wrong with our 2009 taxes and we need to refile. As I understand it, we aren't being audited, but it isn't good. I haven't gone through everything as thoroughly as I need to. The Husband is all freaked out, which really isn't helping the situation. No one can feel as bad as I feel, since I am the person in this house that does the taxes.
Second, Sweet Pea had another full blown, long lasting fit tonight. This one stemmed from my telling her that she is going to the doctor (psychiatrist) tomorrow. I didn't want her to not have any idea that she is going, but now I'm thinking that it might have been better to not tell her ahead of time. Because Husband is already in a mood about the taxes, he was really mean in dealing with her to the point where she kept asking me why Daddy didn't love her.
Third (and probably the least important), the Community Theater is doing "Ragtime" as their musical this summer and I actually like that show. I've been thinking about trying out for the past two years, but they were both shows that I hated and didn't want to be a part of. Unfortunately, one of the weekends that the show will be preformed is a weekend when we will be cruising to Bermuda. Most people would pick a trip to Bermuda over Community Theater, and I would too, however I am kind of disappointed that I don't get to try out.
Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Wish us luck with the psychiatrist.
We got a letter from the IRS that something is wrong with our 2009 taxes and we need to refile. As I understand it, we aren't being audited, but it isn't good. I haven't gone through everything as thoroughly as I need to. The Husband is all freaked out, which really isn't helping the situation. No one can feel as bad as I feel, since I am the person in this house that does the taxes.
Second, Sweet Pea had another full blown, long lasting fit tonight. This one stemmed from my telling her that she is going to the doctor (psychiatrist) tomorrow. I didn't want her to not have any idea that she is going, but now I'm thinking that it might have been better to not tell her ahead of time. Because Husband is already in a mood about the taxes, he was really mean in dealing with her to the point where she kept asking me why Daddy didn't love her.
Third (and probably the least important), the Community Theater is doing "Ragtime" as their musical this summer and I actually like that show. I've been thinking about trying out for the past two years, but they were both shows that I hated and didn't want to be a part of. Unfortunately, one of the weekends that the show will be preformed is a weekend when we will be cruising to Bermuda. Most people would pick a trip to Bermuda over Community Theater, and I would too, however I am kind of disappointed that I don't get to try out.
Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Wish us luck with the psychiatrist.
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