Sunday, December 10, 2006

Double Ear Infection...

We took Sophie to the pediatrician yesterday. She has a double ear infection and is now on antibiotics. Just one more medication to add to the list. Though, we did successfully wean the Topamax last Thursday (successfully means we were able to wean it without an increase in seizures). So now she is on 150mg of Zonegran and 500mg of Depakote. She gets bloodwork done on Monday to find out her Zonegran and Depakote levels. Hopefully, we will be able to start weaning the Zonegran soon. Depending on how her Depakote levels look, we may increase it. I am not sure what the maximum dose of Depakote she can be on. The Depakote seems to be somewhat controlling her seizures. It seemed like the number of seizures were steadily increasing but now they have stabilized and even slightly decreased (on average, she has about 60 - 70 seizures a day). Ear infections (or any kind of illness) can cause seizures to increase so I anxious to see how she will do once she feels better. It is possible that the Depakote is working better than we think. Is it too much to hope for a seizure free Christmas?!?! She did sleep through the night for the first time last Christmas Eve so maybe...

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