We had a meeting with pulmonary on Tuesday. The doctor came down and examined Eli and after discussing it with Patricia we decided to move forward with a sleep study on Eli.
The sleep tech came in around 7:00pm and started to set up for the sleep study. They will monitor Eli for roughly 10 hours. It takes about an hour to get everything set up and I'm amazed at how many wires they have hooked to Eli. They use a wax like goo to "adhere" the wires to the head. Eli is looking like a porcupine now. I wish I had a camera to take a picture but I think we took it home. There is also a camera set above Eli to record the entire event. They use the recording to see if Eli is moving or squirming around when they record anything unusual.
The sleep technician is going to be in and out of the room all night adjusting the wires while she monitors the sleep study. I guess I'm not going to get a lot of sleep tonight. The nice thing about the sleep study is we'll have the results in the morning. The Olympics are on so I've been watching them most of the night. In between watching the Olympics I get up and check out the monitors. There are about 30 wavy lines on the computer screen monitoring Eli's sleep patterns and his breathing. I ask the technician if there's anything that will show seizure activity and she points to the top of the monitor but she says she doesn't know how to interpret the results adequately to tell me if Eli is having any seizure activity or not. I think I'll pack up the computer and spend the rest of the night watching the Olympics.
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We are still praying for Eli as well as our church. God Bless you.
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