Phil, I'm glad they now know what's wrong and that it can be treated. Continuing to pray. JulieMelton visit me at www.heart-and-music.com Keep smiling! >From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Fw: Amber's Diagnosis >Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 11:13:35 -0600 > >I am sorry. I forgot to cut all the header information out. So in case >you >gave up reading, as I normally do, before finding the body of the message, >here it is. > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dave & Wendy Adamson" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:15 AM >Subject: Amber's Diagnosis > > > On Tuesday, May 23rd, Amber went to the Pediatric Neurologist at >Children's hospital. The nurse was surprised that Amber got an appointment >with the doctor because her schedule is so full. She said that it is very >difficult for new patients to get an appointment with the doctor. PTL, the >Lord got us through. Apparently, there are only three Pediatric >Neurologists in Colorado and Amber's appointment was with one of the three. > The doctor said that Amber has Rolandic Epilepsy. She had all of >Amber's MRI, EEG and blood results from Almaty and concluded that she has >Children's Epilepsy. This is good, because it can be treated with >medication, Carbatrol, and the hope is that she will grow out of the >epilepsy in a couple years. If you wish to learn more, you can find it >on-line at www.epilepsy.org and >http://www.epilepsy.org/Visitors/Centre/Brochuresforchapters.cfm. > >Prayer: >1. Wisdom about the medication; to put Amber on Carbatrol or not. >2. If we do, pray that the medicine is adjusted correctly and in the time >frame of their return plane tickets. >3. If she takes Carbatrol, pray that we could get the medication in >Kazakstan. > >Praise: >1. Amber got to see an exellent pediatric neurologist. > >Here is a summary of Wendy's messages: > >"They agree with the Norwegian doctor that the cyst is nothing to worry >about. They recommend we do a follow up MRT in a year. The quality of the >MRT in Kazakstan was fine and they can get it via email and can review it >then. They said these kind of cysts are very common and more often than >not >stay the same size. > Their initial thoughts were that she's having Simple and/or Complex >Partial seizures. They also think it's Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. >WWW.epilepsy.org and www.epilepsyfoundation.org had info on this and on the >medicine she is recommending called Carbatrol. Nearly all kids with this >will grow out of it. We can get the blood levels check in 3 months and >again in 6 months in Kazakstan." > > "The doctor called and said the EEG shows it is indeed Rolandic >Epilepsy...If we start the meds on Thrusday then Amber will have a blood >test on June 7th...If all the levels are fine we are set to go. If we need >to adjust it again there's a slight possibility we'll need a bit more time >( few more days) to check her blood again...She seemed to think 200mgs >would be enough. It's only if we would need to go up to 300mgs that we'd >run into a time crunch with the departure date (our purchased round trip >airline tickets are limited to one month)." > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.0/342 - Release Date: 5/17/06 >