Meeting with our pediatrician

Kaitlyn took her vitamin B6 over the weekend. We continued to notice episodes...

After a weekend of web searches on Google & WebMD, we felt prepared to meet with our pediatrician Dr. Baldwin.

We found out Kaitlyn's seizures were happening 8 times per minute on the left side of her brain, but couldn't pinpoint where. It's too early to tell if they are affecting her development, but she will be closely monitored. An MRI will give us much more information.

After a long Q&A session, we left with a prescription for phenobarbital. This medication will help slow the brain down. We won't see many differences right away, but in 3 months we'll have another EEG check the brain activity. We will continue to meet with Dr. Olson every 3 months.

Kaitlyn will be on 1/2 dose for 10 days to monitor how her body metabolizes the medicine. We'll need to watch for excessive drowsiness. We left our appointment feeling very well informed and confident Kaitlyn was in the very best care.

Within the next two weeks we'll have an MRI to get a better look at her brain & hopefully pin point a location & rule out any matter pushing on her brain. After the MRI we'll have our first meeting with Kaitlyn's neurologist, Dr. Olson.

Tonight was Kaitlyn's 1st dose of phenobarbital. We will find out this week when our 1st meeting with neurologist & MRI will be.