Friday

Well, it was easy to remain awake until midnight, not so easy getting back up at 4 am.  Tom had senior night at hockey so that took us to 9:30.  We came home and chatted with Tom until about 10:30.  Then Aly and I pulled out the Monopoly board until 12:00.  I recently taught her how to play, so she wants to play all the time now!  The night goes quickly when that alarm goes off at 4! We sat in bed this morning and watched tv for a while then departed at 6:30 am.
We made it safely to St. Paul.  No traffic congestion so we got there at 7:30am.  Thankfully the clinic lobby is right in front of you as you walk off the elevator because the lobby was still dark when we got there.  We beat the employees to work!  We sat in partial darkness by a big row of windows and waited patiently.
They checked us in about 7:50 and the test got started about 8:30.  The tech had minor trouble getting the little electrodes to read, so she had to play with them and reposition before getting started.  It was actually a 2 hour long test.  I thought it was going to be about an hour.  We were there until 11am.
Thankfully, they were able to produce some of the similar symptoms, Aly has experienced, during this test.  Aly had her eyes closed through most of the test, so I'm not sure if that made a difference and maybe that's why they didn't get the eyes closing symptom.  At a couple of points they had Aly take deep, quick breaths like she would after exercising.  She was told to blow at a pinwheel to keep it moving, and at that point Aly's jaw locked up on both sides and her face felt tight on the right side.  I am hoping that maybe they will be able to figure out what is going on now.  It does prove that it has something to do when she exerts herself.  Most of the episodes have happened in gym class or band, after playing her flute, so it has to be somehow related to the deep, quick breathing.
The tech has to send the test on to the doctor for translation.  We were told it would take 3-5 business days to get results.  So, patiently we wait.
We both took naps this afternoon and now feel a little disoriented as to what time of day it is.  Even with that, Aly is looking forward to sleeping over at a friend's house tonight!