# I Need to Have My Head Examined (Serious - Need Some Good Vibes) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 25, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-my-head-examined-serious-need-some-good-vibes/171198 "2003-04-25T21:36:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-my-head-examined-serious-need-some-good-vibes/171198/61 "2003-05-12T16:47:57Z")
The EEG went fine - I will get the results on Thursday. Staying up all night Thursday night was a challenge - I set my Palm to beep at my every 15 minutes so I only dozed off every so often. I put the documentaries from The Fellowship of the Ring 4 DVD Set in the DVD player and geeked out to that all night. I got a headache about 3 am that unfortunately lasted on and off all of ChiDope weekend. But I did doze off during the procedure - they gave me a sedagive (5 points to the first person who gets the reference). I really couldn’t sleep at all Friday during the day, though (maybe an hour), so I was a real zombie at **Gundy** ’s Friday night, but **UncleBeer** and I still had fun. I still feel jet-lagged (but without the fun exotic vacation to go along with it) and haven’t slept well since. This really is TMI. I should start using that LiveJournal, shouldn’t I? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-my-head-examined-serious-need-some-good-vibes/171198/62 "2003-05-12T16:51:02Z")
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for those results on Thurday, porc! ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-my-head-examined-serious-need-some-good-vibes/171198/63 "2003-05-15T18:22:43Z")
Good news on the EEG - there’s no evidence of a seizure. Woohoo! There were some abnormal readings (insert your own joke here) that my neuro attributes to my migraines - I’ll talk to him about this in more detail when I see him in a couple of weeks. When I had an EEG a number of years ago, I was told that the read-outs were normal, so this is a different result. So as we thought, the weird episode described in my OP was apparently a result of misdosing of my meds, jet-lag, and lack of sleep. I’m such a lazy ass I still haven’t gone in for my blood work. I stopped in at the lab yesterday morning on my way to work, but they were short-staffed and there were at least a dozen people waiting ahead of me, so I’m shooting for tomorrow. Thanks again to everyone for all the good thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-my-head-examined-serious-need-some-good-vibes/171198/64 "2003-05-20T20:47:30Z")
I got my blood work results today, which were all pretty much A-OK. 🙂 It looks like my iron level was even good enough that I can try and donate blood again. I also got the statement from my (very sucky) insurance. The negotiated rate only took off about $1400 of the MRI/MRA. They cover 70% of lab work, not 80%. That means I’m responsible for almost $1600 for this one test. Fuck. The EEG ran about $660, so that’ll probably cost me a couple more hundred. I have no idea how much the blood work will cost me. My maximum out of pocket this year is $3000. This may be the one year I reach that max. But the important thing is: No TIA, no seizure, and only slightly abnormal brain waves. So all is well. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-my-head-examined-serious-need-some-good-vibes/171198/65 "2003-05-20T21:28:38Z")
w00t! ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-my-head-examined-serious-need-some-good-vibes/171198/66 "2003-05-20T21:59:13Z")
Good deal, **porcupine**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-my-head-examined-serious-need-some-good-vibes/171198.md?page=3)