Archive for the 'Apnea' Category

MRI

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Isaac had his MRI this morning, barely. I had to convince the nurse that he would be okay with the sedation (not general anesthesia), especially with me right there to notice the subtle changes in his coloration. Dr. Finkel and I finally convinced her that a smaller dose would be more than sufficient, as it […]

EKG

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Isaac is scheduled to have his EKG on Wednesday, Jan. 23rd at 8:30am. I am told it is very simple, and not painful at all. We will have to wait until the following week for results.
**This is not today’s official post. There will be a new one later today with a picture :)

January 4, 2008

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Isaac had a sleep study done on January 4th. A lot of people have been curious about what it does and looks like, so we took a picture! Effectively, Isaac is attached to an EEG (brain waves), a heart monitor (to see if/when his heartrate drops), several motion detectors for his legs and chest […]

Did I ever mention that I despise hospitals?

Monday, June 26th, 2006

So, there is something worse than your wife and infant son being a thousand miles away for a week.
Isaac just got out of the hospital after a five-day visit for a suspected viral infection that cleared up on its own, but now we have a list of specialists to go see about his apnea and […]