Koortsstuip (Febrile Seizure)

Last night, i went to bed early because I had such a migrane the whole day, then at 10:30pm i woke up and heard that Mireille is waking up so i went to her bedroom and i noticed already that she seems to be warm and I'm thought maybe just because of her colds, so i bring her to our bedroom so I can better observe her (by the way Ron was still then at the hospital).... Mireille stay awake maybe for an hour, so I cannot leave her in our bedroom because my plan then was to get the thermometer and paracetamol (which we kept in the kitchen), just in case she had fever... maybe it's about 11:30pm when she fell asleep and so as I... Then at 12:30 midnight, I woke up so finally i got the chance to get the thermoter and paracetamol then... At about 12:45 (midnight) I checked her temperature and it was around 40.3 (celcius degree) so i give her right away paracetamol and changed her diaper (because normally she will have rashes whenever the wet diaper stay long if she had fever because her urine is warm as well then )...
After changing her diaper, she suddenly got convulsion, i don't want to tell the detail anymore because it makes me sooooo sad everytime i remember how she looks like then.... Here in Holland they called it Koortsstuip or (Febrile Seizure) which is commonly known in Philippines as "kumbulsyon".... On that moment, I was in panic already, and it's good that Mama Gea (my mother in law) was here... She know's exactly what to do, like putting a lukewarm wet towel in Mireille's head and feet... She keep on saying also to me to stay calm, because she know's exactly what to do, because it happened also to her kids before... Then we called an ambulance too... Actually the seizure did not last for more than 5 minutes, so when the ambulance came, Mireille is a bit okay already and it's not necessary anymore to bring Mireille to the hospital... They just give additional paracetamol to really let the fever go down... and they told me to check again the temperature after an hour if the fever stays high...
I stayed awake till 2:00 a.m. (because I'm soooo afraid if it will happen again), then when I checked her temperature the fever was gone.... and she had a good sleep then. When we woke up at around 6:00 in the morning, she's okay as if nothing happened... Mireille woke me up with a kiss and say's "mama go!" which she means for me to wake up and for us to go out of our bedroom... but those word's means a lot, it's like saying..."Mama go, there's nothing to worry anymore...."
Thanks for all the prayers.... God Bless!
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Today, I got busy reading in internet about Febrile seizure, because I want to understand exactly what is it ... I found and read a comprehensive overview of Febrile seizure from www.mayoclinic.com

Beterschap (Get well soon)

We praise and thank God...
This morning, Ron finally had the operation in his back (Herniated disc)...
Thanks for all the prayers.... everything is okay now though he still have to stay in the hospital for observation... for his schedule with Physical Therapist.
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Beterschap lieverd (Get well soon sweetheart)

"Veel Sterkte!" (Great Strength!)

"Veel sterkte!" (Great strength) is what we lately hear from our friends here who knows the situation now of Ron (dutch my life: Lumbar Herniated Disc)... and "Beterschap" which means "Get well" soon is the wish they give especially for Ron...

Today, Ron was admitted in Martini Ziekenhuis (hospital) in preparation for his herniated disc operation tomorrow morning...
Please pray for God's guidance and blessing for his operation... Thanks!
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Ron,

Veel sterkte sweetheart! and God bless you.

Ik hou van jou,
Marge

update 2

This afternoon, Ron received again a phonecall from Martini Ziekenhuis, his operation this coming Monday (February 3) was re-scheduled for next Friday (February 7, 2009)....

update

Today, Ron received a phonecall from Martini Ziekenhuis... Finally, he had a schedule for operation on Monday (February 2, 2009) in the afternoon. Please pray for God´s blessings for his coming operation... Thanks!

God Bless you!

Anesthesist (Anesthesiologist)

Yesterday, Ron went again to Martini Ziekenhuis. He had an appointment with the Anesthesist (Anesthesiologist)... This is in preparation for his coming operation... They made another x-ray photo of his back, where he had a herniated disc.
As for now, we are still waiting for the schedule of his operation...
Also yesterday, Ron's special bed was delivered too...

Lumbar Herniated Disc

Finally after three weeks of thinking and thinking what exactly the problem with Ron's lower back pain and left leg pain... We got the result of MRI scan... Confirmed that Ron have Spinal Herniated Disc or Lumbar Herniated Disc to be specific...

Of course, I don't really understand what it means and how it goes with herniated disc so I tried again to read some information from internet... I found some information from www.orthopedics.about.com, (http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/herniateddisk/a/ruptureddisk.htm) it is well explained there but for course there are lots of medical website who can really explain more...
I found also an explanation in a video in www.spine-health.com (http://www.spine-health.com/video/lumbar-herniated-disc-video) then i understand why Ron had such lower back pain...

As for now, Ron still on sick leave because the lower back pain is still there, but of course the medicines his taking now like morphine, lyrica and diazepam (3x a day) are helping so the pain will not be so hard... Ron receives a letter from Martini Ziekenhuis (in Groningen), on February 12, his appointment with Neurosurgeon... I've read in internet that it is usual that for a patient with herniated disc, to have 6 weeks under observation with the development before the Neurosurgeon will decide if the patient need to undergo an operation....

Please help me pray for Ron to get well very soon... Thanks!

MRI scan

My husband had his MRI scan today at St. Lucas Zienkenhuis... then we are going to wait for a week before we will get the result... This is important for the doctor to know exactly what's the cause of Ron's lower back pain and left leg pain since December 24....
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I tried to get some information what is MRI scan. In Wikipedia MRI means - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI), is primarily a medical imaging technique most commonly used in radiology to visualize the structure and function of the body. It provides detailed images of the body in any plane. MRI provides much greater contrast between the different soft tissues of the body than computed tomography (CT) does, making it especially useful in neurological (brain), musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and oncological (cancer) imaging.

Medical System

I saw already some differences in Medical System here in Holland compare to Philippines... Here in Holland almost everyone have a medical insurance, unlike in Philippines ordinary workers don't really bother to apply for medical insurance... But here there's a big difference also with rules in going to hospital... Every person has Huisarts, or what we called family doctor... If you are sick you first have to have an appointment with your doctor before visiting the doctor's clinic... then if you need to go to the hospital, it's your doctor who will make a referral for you to have an appointment to go to hospital... Of course except for emergency cases, then you could go directly to the hospital without appointment...
Anyway, that's the exact procedure we are going through with my husband's situtation... Today, it's good, we received a letter from St. Lucas Ziekenhuis (hospital) in Winschoten, on January 7 (Wednesday) Ron will have his MRI scan....