EEG
This morning I spent an hour looking like the inside of my PC. I had an EEG to measure my brain waves. A wonderful procedure involving 20 electrodes placed about my scalp while I laid perfectly still and a nurse ordered me to open my eyes, then close my eyes, then open my eyes, then close my eyes etc. etc. Then I had to cause hyperventelation by panting (!!) until I nearly passed out and my hands started tingling. Finally I endured 10 minutes of a strobe light flashing into my eyes at increasing frequencies again whilst opening and closing my eyes. Great fun!
I've been unwell for quite some time now and been signed off work for 6 months so far. I've been feeling very detached and tired and often feel on the edge of conciousness. It's truely horrible at times. Every morning I wake and have about 3 hours of feeling groggy, as if I've been drugged.
I've been seeing a psychiatrist and several doctors. They think it may be a type of epilepsy called Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. I was tested for epilepsy 3 years ago because I felt like this before (although not as bad as this time round) but that was clear. I'm kind of hoping it is epilepsy - at least I'll know what's wrong with me.
On Thursday I'm having a CT scan of my brain to check for anything physically wrong such as a Tumor etc. I had a CT scan the same time as my last EEG and that was clear. I really hope this one will be too. I can't help worrying though - then again I am a bit of a worrier!
Anyway, here's a picture I took of me wired up. The nurse said it was the first time anyone had asked if they could take a photo of themselves whilst hooked up to the electrodes. Strange, I would have thought everyone would want to do that.................
FINGERS CROSSED!
*UDATE* The tests were clear - so it's not Epylepsy then!