After being seizure-free for over a year, last week Taylor's seizures returned. The first few days they were so slight and unnoticeable, we thought he was just losing his balance. Last Saturday and Sunday, we directly saw a few "twitches" that scared us so we called the neurologist in Memphis. He told us the Epilepsy Montioring Unit was pretty booked, but he could probably squeeze us in on Wed.
It's a good thing we went when we did. We checked in at 8am Wed morning. That day was a nightmare for Taylor. We recorded 34 seizures, many of which were extremely painful for him. We started his drug treatments at 2pm and slowly increased the dosage over a 24hr period. (same drug - Depakote- that cured him a year ago) We've seen a steady improvement:
Wed - 34
Thurs - 14
Fri - 8
Today so far... 2 (3pm now)
We will most likely stay here another day or two. We'd like to feel confident that we're on the right track before we unglue the 26 electrodes from his head. Lane is 35 weeks pregnant and handling everything much better than I am :)
With a little Irish luck and plenty of Faith, Tay will be healed very soon and back in Atlanta with his two favorite pups. He doesn't have much time to build up his strength before his little brother, Chance, comes storming into his world!
Happy St Patty's day all.
Love, Lane Chris & Tay
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