hiya Ellie
just checking in to see how things went with your test and also SO's colonoscopy

hope you are doing ok

hopefully she is having her fill of buger king today and resting.

(((((((ellie and A))))))))

thinking about ya'll. oh..and those cute doggies. haven't heard about them either lately. take care hon.

Hello, I'm alive. I was kind of tired after the test but more due to sleep deprivation and stress than the actual test. The testing itself took almost 5 and a half hours because I did not react -at all- thus stumping my doctors. Both my Epileptologist and Cardiologist were present and left confused. I offered to 'fake it' for the sake of them leaving with more than another problem.

It seems when the table is tilted, my heart rate should at least rise, whether or not I pass out is to diagnose or check for some other problem. However,my heart rate did nothing. I was given one injection of Isuprel and did not react. The funny part was, my Cardiologist didn't want to give the shot because she said, "Everyone passes out when they get the shot, it's not accurate". Well, I did nothing. Heart rate stayed as it was and I started dozing off until I heard them say, "Is she sleeping?" and woke me up. 20 minutes later she prompted for another shot (by this point, I can tell they are getting annoyed due to my lack of even a normal reaction). Again, nothing.

Now I have to go back not because of my rapid heart rate when I'm doing nothing or sleeping, but because my heart isn't reacting as it should be when I sit and stand and things like that. They are putting me on a 4 week holter monitor, hehe.

On the bright side, they did get to see my parietal lobe seizure activity when they asked if I was even dizzy, I said my leg was being shocked. So thank goodness they know I'm not crazy.

I feel bad for them, I'm just weird. My body is weird. But -I AM unique-! I don't know what's next, I seem to be sick one day and healthy the next. I learn a lot though.

Oh, the nurse blew not one but two veins and they had to put an IV in between my toes which was gross. I have a scab from the aggressive EEG paste applying lady. Aside from that, the 'heart attack' shots are overrated, or I'm just broken. I didn't notice anything. It's a boring test, but the table ride is kind of fun.

*Hugs*

hiya Ellie.........yikes girl....you sure have a time during these tests huh!
You got it spot on when your say you are UNIQUE

anyways, glad you made it thru relatively unscathed, apart from the IV and EEG paste stuff ...........and hope maybe the holter monitor will give them some clues as to what is going on inside that unique bod

.....also hope the colonoscopy for SO showed no serious probs

good to see ya back

Well dang that the test didn't do what it was supposed to do. Oh the fun of the holter monitor. It will become your latest fashion accessory! Can you bead little holders for it? Mine was once chafing my neck and I stuck it in my backpack and dang if I didn't forget it was there and dropped the backpack on the floor...oops.

Glad you are back!

This one is actually nicer than the standard holter, it's much smaller; about the size of a pager and has a clip to put on your pants or pocket. I have the ultrasound on my heart the 15th, too. I had it earlier but since I got so sick I had to cancel. Honestly, I think I'm just weird. My body doesn't function as the typical text book body and what appears to be abnormal for *them* most times feels very normal to me.

I think they should really focus on my primary complaints and leave the smaller abnormalities to the higher powers.

Oh, and yes. His results were fine. Yay!