I need to add this, otherwise this "story" wouldn't be true.
Neurofeedback is not a Magic Bullet, as Bernard would put it.
Rebecca, had a seizure last Friday. I hesitated writing about it right away, until I had a full grasp as to what was going on. It was before lunch, (yet she had eaten her lunch already), and she was in a class that she adores. A small group in Small Business. She quietly went down and had a rather long seizure that went into a second one right away. The school was concerned, as I would hope that they would be, and the EMTs came immediately (But not as quick as me). The students were wonderful in this class, and they didn't want to leave Rebecca, even when the bell had rung.
The paramedics did what they do best, and allowed me to take over (with a signed waiver of course). She was groggy, and was definitely defeated. Bummed to say the least. She could remember skating that morning but nothing else. I monitored her for a while, and then let her go on with her day.
As I always have done, I considered all possibilities as to why this happened now. One being, this month we got off on the wrong foot, and we did not begin to use the bio-identical hormone cream for about the first five days. At that time, I didn't want to play with this delicate balance, so I made the decision not to start using it out of sequence. I think this is more powerful in her system than we know. Her neurologist had also suggested that instead of stopping on day 14, that we taper it off a bit more. Her system seems to need that protection the first couple days of her period.
Well guess what... that night she started. It was her TOM.
Second thought... she has been off schedule, as teens certainly can be. She is preparing for a spring show at her skating rink as well as a dance show two weeks after at her school. She is a professional and puts a lot of energy into these performances. Since part of her "protection" is a higher than normal dose of magnesium, we have not always been faithful to the daily plan.
Interestingly though. Last Monday night (I think I mentioned in a post somewhere) that she was getting these strange sharp pains. She had them again yesterday. I put in a call to the neurologist and was waiting for a return call. In the meantime I also called and spoke to Sue Othmer. She suggested that they might be migraines. She reminded me that we had seen a slight change in Rebecca's types of seizures after NFB therapy began. Her recommendation was that this might be a migraine (now known to be in the seizure family) and that if we treated it with a NFB session, and we saw it subside, that we would be on the right track. Of course she wanted me to follow up with the neurologist, but we scheduled a treatment for this afternoon. I am very thankful for this as she has been travelling for the last two weeks and I know she is exhausted.
Then I received the call back from the neurologist and their recommendation was to make sure that Rebecca was taking her magnesium as prescribed, and that if the pains continue, to use some ibruprofen. Okay... suggested migraine from both camps. I will relax and make sure that the magnesium is taken both day and night. The added NFB session today hopefully will help with this.
One step back, two forward. One must always focus on the bigger picture. And... to remember to stop and smell the roses, as it is springtime.
