Connor's Update

Last Sunday we took Connor to the ER for what looked like seizures. Her arms would go up straight into the air and she would shake while clenching her fists. It scared Justin and I so much. The spells happened about 10-12 times within an hour that night so we called the on-call nurse. She advised us to go to the ER just in case.

We went to the ER and the doctor deemed them as tonic episodes which are basically unexplained seizures. A couple of things that concerned her were the frequency of the seizures and also the fact that she had an episode while she was sleeping. I would assume she was concerned about that because if Connor was sleeping and did it then it would be an involuntary movement and not caused by frustration or anger. Dr. Mills referred us to Pediatric neurologists of Atlanta. The practice is through Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta and they are great.

We went to get her EEG (electroencephalogram) yesterday and Connor had another "seizure". It was a little reassuring for the nurse to see it and be alarmed because it helped us not feel that we were going crazy and blowing this whole thing out of proportion. Of course she was not yet fully hooked up to the test so we didn't get an actual reading. Justin did ask the tech if she saw anything and we were pleased that she said that she didn't really notice anything abnormal. YEAH! So, we go next Thursday to meet with the actual neurologist to review her EEG and for him to look into it further. I am SOOO looking forward to getting clearance from him next week. This has been a terrifying week and we would like to see it end.

I will keep you all posted! Keep praying for us!

Oh! My camera has been dead so I will post new pictures soon. Connor is working on her fourth tooth!