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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Minneapolis, MN

I have a staff person I'm working with who won't tell me what it is and refuses to call me, will only talk via the patient portal. I can't talk to anyone else since she schedules them and all the calls get rerouted to her. I have to pick which of the two places I want to go.

I told her my experience with doing EEGs means I have to get set up with wires (that are attached to the wall) and I can only walk a certain length and the only privacy I get is when I need to use the restroom otherwise… read more

March 3
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

An EEG not done while admitted in the hospital.

March 5
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member Normally outpatient eeg's are done by a eeg tech or eeg nurse and the epileptologist goes over the results with the patient.

March 3
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Outpatient EEG to me means a visit to the epileptologist's office for a sit-down test with things like blinking lights or hyperventilation to produce activity.

March 3
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member That's true. I remember the tech. I can see his face but forgot his name after 20 years but I also remember talking to my epileptologist (friend to friend) before I left.

March 4
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I’ve had an outpatient surgery which allowed me to go home shortly after the surgery

March 4 (edited)

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