Today, we had an appt. with the sleep study center. John's neurologist referred us here due to John's issues with bed-wetting and waking up repeatedly through the night.
John was in fine form during this appointment. He fought going (and staying) in the doctors office, and threw her notes across the room when he got a chance. He put on quite a show which I think was a bit alarming to the doctor.
There is a chance that John's VNS could be the cause of his bed-wetting. Or, it could be seizures. Or, it could be too deep of a sleep due to meds. Or, it could be an issue with how his body creates urine. Or, it could be sleep apnea. Anyway, we decided a sleep study would be a good idea to help get to the bottom of it.
The doctor also wanted to start John on a new medication that limits the amount of urine that gets created. It seems he has some issue, as he can go to the bathroom dozens of times between dinner and bed. But, he needed a blood and urine sample before he could start taking this med, so we were instructed to make an appointment with his primary care doctor as soon as we could.
After seeing John at his worst, this doctor made some phone calls and got John's primary care doctor to come in early the next morning to see John first thing.
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