The Neuro visit

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So, Friday we saw the Neuro. "We" means had his annual visit, I had my visit, and my Mom met the Neuro for her first visit. It was a family event! LOL

And my Mom like him. This is her story to tell, when/if she's able lol, but I'm tickled that she liked him. With it being HER, with her experience, not me with my Mysterious Breastfeeding Illness hehe, I was glad to hear what she thought of him. )

And she liked the nurse, who I liked way-back-when, but left and now is back "in the mornings only". Not a bit surprised. I really like this nurse! )

For , all is well and Doc feels the memory and word problems suffers are due to the trauma from his tumor. Similar to what the beloved Neurosurgeon said. Doc also feels that while it's not probable, it is possible 's "slow processing" he complains of might be due to the Trileptal. All in all, it's a good/better med and he'll stick with it (he'd been on Dilantin in the past). 's doing great.

Separately... 's MRI and annual visit with the Neurosurgeon are in the process of being scheduled. He'll also get to see his old Neuro... BT Neuro... only saw him for that.

I'm wonderful. LOL I get to have a Sleep Study. I'm so excited (no I'm not rofl). I'll have to find and buy "comfy, two piece sleepwear that, preferably, buttons up the front [top]". Dang it. LOLOL So maybe I'll be joining the ranks of CPAPers. Get ready to scootch over Jackie, Kate, et al... I may be getting a Sexy Darth Vader Mask, too! LOLOL

Doc asked about me having my Thyroid tested and I said I had (the basic, not T3 or T4, or whatever it is lol), and later I realized he meant in the last year because of the things my obstinate body has been doing. LOL, duh. I'd been thinking of seeking the tests from my PCP anyway, but asking here for more clarification of what tests I'm asking for first. LOL

Right away Doc started talking fatigue meds. My insurance doesn't like to cover other meds. Of course they don't! LOL I asked what his thoughts were on other meds, if the Amantadine doesn't cut it (and it's not -- with the second dose added, I'm okay... not great, but okay...). He mentioned Adderall first. Wow, and did I not just say I wondered why I didn't hear of that one more for MS fatigue? LOL Then Provigil. He's tried RXing the latter for two people on my insurance and the insurance refused. I wasn't surprised. But with the Adderall, if insurance refused, that's something I could pay for (remembering what Bacchi recently said -- wasn't it Bacchi? lol). But, we'll wait and see what the Sleep Study says. <shrug>

The Sleep Study is already scheduled. They called the same day I saw the Neuro. I was a little surprised. Again, my insurance is usually a problem in that area and "it can take a while". LOL The big drawback of the Sleep Study is where it's done. The hospital in our area. Ugh. I told my Mom, "Great, they'll probably kill me. And everyone will say 'but she only went in for a sleep study'..." LOL

Oh yeah... hehe, he asked about the Zoloft and when I told him I wasn't taking it, he gave me The Look and wanted to know why. LOL "Because it made me depressed". ROFL He thought it was good that I'd stopped it. LOL

And that is all. )

Challis

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Hi Challis,

All in all it sounds as if you all have a winner in this doctor. Glad

it went well for all of you.

Weezie

>

> So, Friday we saw the Neuro. " We " means had his annual visit,

I had my visit, and my Mom met the Neuro for her first visit. It was

a family event! LOL

>

> And my Mom like him. This is her story to tell, when/if she's able

lol, but I'm tickled that she liked him. With it being HER, with her

experience, not me with my Mysterious Breastfeeding Illness hehe, I

was glad to hear what she thought of him. )

>

> And she liked the nurse, who I liked way-back-when, but left and

now is back " in the mornings only " . Not a bit surprised. I really

like this nurse! )

>

> For , all is well and Doc feels the memory and word problems

suffers are due to the trauma from his tumor. Similar to what

the beloved Neurosurgeon said. Doc also feels that while it's not

probable, it is possible 's " slow processing " he complains of

might be due to the Trileptal. All in all, it's a good/better med

and he'll stick with it (he'd been on Dilantin in the past). 's

doing great.

>

> Separately... 's MRI and annual visit with the Neurosurgeon are

in the process of being scheduled. He'll also get to see his old

Neuro... BT Neuro... only saw him for that.

>

> I'm wonderful. LOL I get to have a Sleep Study. I'm so excited

(no I'm not rofl). I'll have to find and buy " comfy, two piece

sleepwear that, preferably, buttons up the front [top] " . Dang it.

LOLOL So maybe I'll be joining the ranks of CPAPers. Get ready to

scootch over Jackie, Kate, et al... I may be getting a Sexy Darth

Vader Mask, too! LOLOL

>

> Doc asked about me having my Thyroid tested and I said I had (the

basic, not T3 or T4, or whatever it is lol), and later I realized he

meant in the last year because of the things my obstinate body has

been doing. LOL, duh. I'd been thinking of seeking the tests from

my PCP anyway, but asking here for more clarification of what tests

I'm asking for first. LOL

>

> Right away Doc started talking fatigue meds. My insurance doesn't

like to cover other meds. Of course they don't! LOL I asked what

his thoughts were on other meds, if the Amantadine doesn't cut it

(and it's not -- with the second dose added, I'm okay... not great,

but okay...). He mentioned Adderall first. Wow, and did I not just

say I wondered why I didn't hear of that one more for MS fatigue?

LOL Then Provigil. He's tried RXing the latter for two people on my

insurance and the insurance refused. I wasn't surprised. But with

the Adderall, if insurance refused, that's something I could pay for

(remembering what Bacchi recently said -- wasn't it Bacchi? lol).

But, we'll wait and see what the Sleep Study says. <shrug>

>

> The Sleep Study is already scheduled. They called the same day I

saw the Neuro. I was a little surprised. Again, my insurance is

usually a problem in that area and " it can take a while " . LOL The

big drawback of the Sleep Study is where it's done. The hospital in

our area. Ugh. I told my Mom, " Great, they'll probably kill me.

And everyone will say 'but she only went in for a sleep study'... "

LOL

>

> Oh yeah... hehe, he asked about the Zoloft and when I told him I

wasn't taking it, he gave me The Look and wanted to know why.

LOL " Because it made me depressed " . ROFL He thought it was good

that I'd stopped it. LOL

>

> And that is all. )

>

> Challis

>