It’s been awhile since I added an entry, huh? That’s okay, I have things to write about now. A few months ago, I visited the hospital where I received my brain surgery. In fact, back in December is when I visited and where I was told a Neurologists there wanted to “check” on me. “Just check”… is what I was told.

Well, I went to the University Hospital to get checked. Nothing special, I thought. They just wanted to check and see if I’m actually still alive. Right? Well, they saw me and spoke with me for awhile about a “test” they hadn’t done on me.

When they told me about an EEG, I said.. “EEG? I’ve done all those.” No reason to do it again. I fact, after a recent ambulance ride, I was given the chance to do an EEG. I did that one, and that was that.

I was assured that this EEG was one I hadn’t done before. This is because it’s only five years old and it’s done AT HOME.

Hmm… Guess I haven’t done THAT one before. I said, “Ok. BUT this is not a test to see if I would like the chance to do more surgeries.” The doctors agreed. Just a “newer” test I hadn’t done before. It was explained that a vehicle would come to the house and I would be set with the probes on my head… at my house. I don’t need to drive to the hospital. I don’t need to spend time in the hospital with probes on my head (already did that) and while laying in bed.

This was only a small difference from that. I stayed at home and DID NOT have to stay inside. No, just live at home (with 2 video cameras) and just see how it goes.

This testing was interesting. A guy came to my house on Sunday afternoon and set my head full of probes. THREE HOURS he was there. Talked me through the whole thing, and then started setting me up. Couple hours to put all those probes all over my head. Strung them all together and plugged them into a power box for me to carry. THEN, he had me lay in my bed and sleep for an hour. (Being a Sunday afternoon and just getting the probes stuck to my head, I couldn’t fall asleep…) With my head installed with the probes, and all of them connected to a power box that I had to carry, it was…..interesting.

This is about half-way through getting all those probes on my head.

This is the whole thing finished and what I wore. Button-up shirts is what I found to be easiest.

Tried to just live a normal life, but with all the probes on the head that were all wrapped in gauze, I decided that bike riding was out of the question. Bummer. So I just sat at home. Sunday… Monday… Tuesday… Then Wednesday afternoon came and the person was back at my house to take the probes from my head.

Ok, I didn’t just stay at home the entire time. I went to Walmart on two of the days for an hour, just to (honestly) see the way people would react. Most of them saw me, them quickly looked away. Very interesting situation. Had a couple different ladies talk to me all about it. They were interested.

Wednesday was no big deal, to me. But getting the probes and glue from my head? Takes some patience while washing my hair a couple times. (Still not entirely sure if I have it all out…)

And this is what I kept….

Just a bunch of wires and probes that were on my head. Along with the “white cover” over all of it.

No idea what they’ll learn. I, personally, am sure that I am not getting another surgery. Now, I’m NOT saying this brain surgery I had isn’t worth the testing and work for all people to get, that need it. I do know about others where this surgery HAS been successful. Keep an open mind and learn all you can.