I'm sad to have to write this, but Brady had a seizure at 8:36pm tonight. It did appear to be a grand mal, but fortunately, it seemed somewhat mild and not as traumatic as they have been in the past. He did thrash and paddle, though not violently. I was able to hold him and then it started to subside. There was a good amount of drool, but he did not lose control of his bladder. The seizure itself was a minute or less and he laid there for maybe 2 minutes before he got up on his feet. While he was still laying down after the seizure had stopped I inserted a half of valium suppository (the reason for only putting in half was because the other half crumbled). I then decided to insert another whole one and was able to do so before he got up. The post-ictal phase seemed better than usual and his recovery was very quick. Once he had been up and had walked around for a few minutes I gave him some rescue remedy and some water. A little bit later, I gave him a cup of food.
I did speak with Dr. Katherman and she instructed me to follow the general guidelines and to call her in the morning. His blood work results will hopefully be in by tomorrow. His blood draws to check Zonisamide and Potassium Bromide were done last Thursday, 2/25/10.
It has now been an hour and a half and he is doing well; he is settled on his bed and resting.
It has been 37 days and 15 hours since his last seizure.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Appointment with Neurologist
Today Brady went for a visit with Dr. Katherman. He had blood drawn to check Zonisamide and Potassium Bromide levels. Brady is doing really well at this time and all of his current medication will remain the same for now. All of his ataxia has disappeared after the reduction of Phenobarbital on 2/16. He is once again steady on his feet, well-balanced and coordinated. Thankfully, he isn't a 'little drunk sailor' any longer. He can jump on the bed and travel up and down the stairs without losing his balance, stumbling, or falling. At this point, you really can't even tell that he is on medication as there are no noticeable side affects. We can't wait for the yard to dry out so that he can get back to his ball playing. I will post the results of his blood work once they are in. At the doctor's office, his stats were good, temperature normal, his weight is 40.5 lbs.
Things are looking good and we are praying that he will have continued success and seizure control. We are so very thankful that at the present time we are smooth sailing! Thank you God! Thanks to everyone who always asks about Brady and also for your continued prayers and concerns. It really means the world to us to know that others care.
Things are looking good and we are praying that he will have continued success and seizure control. We are so very thankful that at the present time we are smooth sailing! Thank you God! Thanks to everyone who always asks about Brady and also for your continued prayers and concerns. It really means the world to us to know that others care.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Amazing improvement
There has been an amazing improvement in Brady's ataxia since reducing his phenobarbital dose on Tuesday night (2/16/10). His balance is back, he can go up and down the stairs without any problems, no more signs of being wobbly or staggering. He is even jumping up on the bed and making it up there without any problem. This is an incredibly fast improvement! He is alert and his eyes are bright!
All we can say is wow!
We are so thankful to see Brady back to his 'ole self ' again and are praying that the reduction in the dose of phenobarbital won't make a difference in his seizure control. I feel that Dr. Katherman wouldn't have made the recommendation if she thought otherwise. The Zonisamide was increased in January (1/26/10) and the Potassium Bromide hasn't been changed since the latter part of October ('09) so we should still have plenty of drugs on board to keep control over the monsters. That is our hope and our prayer.
Things are looking good! Dear God please let things continue to go well! Thank You for watching over us all and Brady especially, and for keeping us under Your loving care.
All we can say is wow!
We are so thankful to see Brady back to his 'ole self ' again and are praying that the reduction in the dose of phenobarbital won't make a difference in his seizure control. I feel that Dr. Katherman wouldn't have made the recommendation if she thought otherwise. The Zonisamide was increased in January (1/26/10) and the Potassium Bromide hasn't been changed since the latter part of October ('09) so we should still have plenty of drugs on board to keep control over the monsters. That is our hope and our prayer.
Things are looking good! Dear God please let things continue to go well! Thank You for watching over us all and Brady especially, and for keeping us under Your loving care.
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