This past Wednesday, Ryan had a meeting with Dr. Nichter, a pediatric neurologist, to evaluate the little guy in light of some inconsistencies that were found on his EEG test. Quick side note, the EEG is short for Electroencephalogram.  I’m glad they made that short. 

So, the bad news is that Ryan needs more tests to confirm what the EEG discovered, namely there was some general seizure activity in his brain.  We started him on medication to control that activity and it seems that no one is particularly concerned about Ry-guy’s immediate health.  Now, we look to what’s causing this activity and how we can more permanently stop it.  This is where parents lose sleep, grow lots of gray hair, have stomach ulcers and generally get really nervous.  Jenn and I are holding up though and are anxious to find out more.

Dr. Nichter appears to be a certified genius at least in the area of neurology (which is where you want your geniuses in this case) and he was very comforting in spending over an hour with us explaining and answering questions.  What’s best is that he sported a very bright, clown-like bow-tie.  I’m thinking that any man who’s comfortable enough to explain the complicated workings of a child’s brain while sporting a colorful clown-like bow-tie is, without question, the doctor for me.  Here’s to Dr. Nichter and his bow-tie.  Now, help our little guy get better!