Absent Seizures??

I think Declan might be having absent seizures. He seems to have these episodes where he just spaces out and we can't seem to get his attention even if we touch him, shake him, or call his name. Then he just snaps out of it after 10-30 seconds. For a long time I thought he was just spacing out. We call it zoning (zoning out). But now I am thinking it might be sometime more. My sister and daughter have seen it and they agree with me. Doc called in a referral to neurology at Children's Hospital to have him tested. I am not sure what kind of testing they will do, but I am glad that we are looking into this. My aunt had absent seizures for years and never had treatment. She totaled her car as a teenager because of having an absent seizure while driving. I hope it is nothing. But I want to be sure. In the mean time we will be spending a lot of time at Children's Hospital. He also has a referral for testing at the Developmental Disorders Department at Children's. He shows the same symptoms as Carmen and Gabe for sensory dysfunction and autism spectrum disorder. And on top of all of that, we think he is showing a sensitivity to dairy again. Fun.

And the Verdict Is....

It's a hernia. After all of this time, a CT scan, an ultrasound, and four different doctors, I finally know what has been causing the pain. And it turned out to be a hernia like I have been saying all along. This is the first doc to actually take the time to feel what I have been telling them was there. First doc told me it was just a stretch mark I was feeling. She sent me for ultrasound just in case it was an ovarian cyst. Second doc barely pushed on the area through my jeans and said he didn't feel anything but it might be a kidney stone or my appendix. CT scan came back normal. Went back to him several months later. This time he said it might be a hernia or something and sent me to a surgeon. Surgeon couldn't see me for months so I saw her partner. He pushed on it a little and basically said you might have a hernia but you might not since there is no lump. I can do surgery and see. Ummm. No thank you. I finally got in to see Dr. Ogg who I was supposed to see orginally. She is wonderful. She was thorough and finally felt the ridge/hole that I have been feeling all along. I will have surgery sometime in the next few months to repair it. Not looking forward to surgery but glad to finally have answers.