EMU Stay Commences

Weslee is all checked in at the emu ward in a local hospital. He has been in this one before, and they are pretty good. Slid through registration, got his "fall warning" plastic bracelet, then up to the room.  

A flurry of activity ensued. One nurse to take a history and list of current meds. Another to get him settled in the bed with a hospital gown on.  (He could just wear a button-down shirt but prefers the gown as they are easier to change.) One nurse started the IV, which is necessary to give him seizure meds during the more nasty ones. I usually participate in all of the conversations.  Multi-task-hearing-conversing seems to be a requirement.

Side note: Part of his autism thing: He is convinced a freckle in his inner elbow popped up a few years ago because of so many IVs in the same place, so that's where he wants all future IVs. AND....the tape that comes with IV makes him itch so he has a lot to tell the nurse about that, and gives out options that some nurses are kind enough to at least pretend they will consider.

Once all of those were done, an EEG tech comes in with all of the wires/leads, stinky glue and other supplies.  It takes about an hour to attach them all at the proper places, and check to make sure all are correct and working. I require the room door to stay open as otherwise, I will pass out from the glue fumes.

So...

Two seizures in the last two hours...and this is with him still on all meds. Hosp/Dr. will withhold meds tonight and tomorrow morning in the hopes to get a TC (tonic clonic).

They already have enough data to show that while he has always only had seizure activity on the right side of the brain, the EEG now shows significant activity on the left.