My daughters trip to the doctor

tlo7mm · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:07 pm Post subject: My daughters trip to the doctor

So for some time now my daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD and Bipolar and been medicated for it. We have been concerned because she had appeared to be spacing out in the middle of sentences and she has a really bad time with wetting the bed. Mind you she is 10 years old, almost 11 and she wets the bed almost every night.
One evening while we were having dinner she began telling us that she had been seeing shadows and mostly in at night, my wife being a former epileptic discovered that what she was describing were aura's which tend to occure just before siezures. We then took her to the docter and explained everything. He refered her to a specialist.
The specialist did an EEG to see if she was infact having siezures. The test came up inconclusive. So he wanted to do a second test but have her stop one of her medications a full day in advance in order to determine if that was the cause.
Her appointment was yesterday for the second EEG, my wife got a call from the doc today stating that the medication was not the issue. However, he discovered that there was a problem with her brain in the frontal lobe and she has to have a MRI. So I am not sure when that is going to be but hopefully it is turns out to be something minor.

gelandangan

Mate, I sincerely hope all is well with your daughter.

My best wishes!

TRBLSHTR

Prayers for your daughter!

ElyBoy

Prayers heading your way.
For your Daughter and Mom and Pop.

Nothing worse than problems with your children.

God Bless,

Eric

MacD

Best wishes from here also.

Vince

Gee mate...that must be a major concern for you and your wife...but even more so for your little girl.

Give her our regards and best wishes for good results on the MRI and a quick recovery from whatever it is that is troubling her.

The bed wetting is not a major issue mate...it is surprising how many young teenagers go through this problem. I have a 12 yr old grandson that has the same problem, and my brother in law wet the bed right up until he was about 17 yrs old. The Dr told my daughter that sometimes they go into a deep sleep and "nature" takes over and they don't even realise that they have done it till the morning. Also, sometimes when they need to go, and they are asleep, they dream about going and it just happens...a bit like the old joke of putting a sleeping persons hand in a glass of warm water...it works...causes them empty their bladder. Your daughter will "become dry" in time mate. Biggest thing is to not make an issue out of it, just accept it as part of life...that way she isn't embarrassed by it...well too much anyway.

Prayers and thoughts for what is ahead of you guys mate. Fingers crossed it is nothing to worry about.

Cheers, Vince

Ominivision1

Best wishes for your family.

Elvis

keep looking into it bud you will get to the root cause of it if you dig hard enough, medication/midical thinking has come a huge way in the last few years.
best of luck .

tlo7mm

Thanks all. Right now our biggest concern is that in children with frontal lobe epilepsy statistically 30% of those that have it have a tumor. We also found out that all along her behavioral issues may have been caused by whatever is going on with her brain. The frontal lobe is what controls your behavior. The other thought that my wife found out and brought up to me was that when she was in labor with our daughter she was pushing with no results and it was determined that her pelvic bone was tilted. In the process our daughter was in distress so they did a c section. When she was brought out she had a bruise on her forehead. At the time we thought nothing of it but if she has lack of oxygen to her brain or her head was hit against my wifes pelvic bone to hard thats what could also have caused it. All in all we are doing our best to stay positive. We are going to go camping this weekend to relax.

Vince

Hang in there buddy...the camping trip might be just the thing to ease the tension a little.

There is so much the medical system doesn't know about the brain...especially in "about to be borns" and newborns. One of our grandsons has learning difficulties, and he too was an emergency c Section because our daughter's pelvis wasn't opening properly. He actually came out with a "cone head". I have often wondered if his difficulties are related to his birth.

The MRI will tell you if there is something there mate...then the Dr will let you know what the suggested treatment will be for that problem.

Cheers, Vince

jcruthis · Member Joined: Apr 14, 2011 Posts: 70 Location: NW MO

tlo i just read this and my heart goes out to you and your family. i have a child with some serious health issues as well and i know that what your going through is heartbreaking to say the least.. i hope everything comes out on a positive note with the test
and not that im a shrink or anything but stop beatin yourself up over this(cuz i know you are) its not your fault or anything you did wrong.sometimes shit just happens

inthedark

My wife's and my prayers go out to you and your family for a speedy diagnosis and recovery. ITD

Tremblay · Last edited by Tremblay on Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:28 pm; edited 1 time in total

My family send our prayers out to you folks God bless

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

I hope they find a solution quickly.

As Vince said, there is much modern medicine doesn't know, but the advancements in the brain department have been exponential the last few years. Even if they are not sure today, doesn't mean they will not know tomorrow, or the day after. Always stay positive.

Dimitri