Please help figure out what is wrong with my daughter? Neurology? Migraine? Opht!
Question: Please help figure out what is wrong with my daughter!? Neurology!? Migraine!? Ophthalmology!?
Ever since Monday January 12th my 8 year old daughter has been suffering with severe left eye pain, blurriness, ghost/shadow images and dizziness!. She had a severe headache on the 12th, had a CT scan (which they said was normal) and a blodd test (which came back normal)!. The ER doc diagnosed a migraine and treated her with migraine medicine through an IV!. She got no relief at all!. The vision is still the same in her left eye, she has a hard time keeping that eye open!. The headaches seem to be coming and going but the eye trouble remains!. She has pain all over, is dizzy and walks funny, she also says she feels a knot on the inside of her head on the right side (same side as the bad eye) !.She saw a pediatric ophthalmologist who basically said she's faking it (he shined a light in her eyes and made her read a computer screen 12 feet away!. For every line of letters he made her read he gave her the first three letters and told her to read the other two,!. She couldn't and he just made her guess)!. Her vision has been perfect up until Monday the 12th!. She's missing school, I'm missing work and she's really suffering!. None of the doctors believe us!.
I took her to an ENT and he said her sinuses are fine!. I don't know what else to do!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I took her to an ENT and he said her sinuses are fine!. I don't know what else to do!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
TAKE HER TO A DIFFERENT OPHTHALMOLOGIST
preferrable NOT a pediatric one!.
from my experiences as a child it seems to me that pediatric doctors in general but more specifically pediatric eye doctors want to blow you off and will say you afe faking!.
this could be one or both of the following:
-glaucoma its when the pressure in your eye is too high and if it gets extremely high you can loose your vision!. usually treatment will be eye drops but if they don't help bring the pressure down she may need surgery!. there are 2 types of surgery the first is called "freezing" basically they kill off some cells that produce fluid in your eye problem is once the cellls are dead they are dead so if the pressure gets too low you can't fix it and the eye could literally deflate and you would loose it!. so i don't recommend this surgery!.
the other type is where they put a tube in the eye so the fluild can drain easier and if the pressure gets too low they can always take it out so there is much less of a risk of looosing the eye!.
symptoms of glaucoma are:
-watery eyes
-sensitive to light
-eye pain
-blurred vision
-headaches
-feel like your eye is huge!.
this could also be retinal detachment!. it sounds like she is seeing floaters!. which in most cases its nothing to worry about but sometimes it can mean there is a retinal detachment!. if this is what she has the doctors may not have been able to see it yet!. once the tear becomes bigger they will definitely be able to see it but you need to get her into a doctor ASAP and if they do find a detachment she will need surgery immediately usually with in a couple days!. if they don't see anything wrong then you need to inform them if she suddenly gets more floaters or if everything strarts going black!.
learn about it here:
http://www!.webmd!.com/eye-health/tc/retin!.!.!.
if you see a good doctor this is how the exam should go:
-they will take a medical history
-put numbing drops in her eyes
-put dilating drops in her eyes!.
-use this pen looking thing to take her eye pressure (be sure to ask what the numbers are and if they are higher than 20 you should be concerned and question what they are gonna do to help)
-she will wait a few minutes to have the dilating drops work
-see the dr and she will have to lean forward and put her head on a chin rest for the doctor to look in her eyes
-have the doctor lean her backwards and use light on his head and a magnifier to look very good into her eyes and look at the retina!.
-possible have an utra sound of her eyes done!. this doesn't hurt is just like the utra sound you would get when you are pregnant!.
and be sure you take her for regular eye check ups incase they don't see anything now but they may see something in a couple months that needs to be taken care of!.
i know alot about this stuff cuz i've had glaucoma for 11 years (i'm 22 now)!. i've had a detached retina twice in my left eye and i can no longer see out of it and i've had a detached retina twice in my right eye and thankfully i can still see out of that one!.
i used to go to all kinds of pediatric eye specialists and they never would believe i was in pain or had floaters so i got the name of an adult ophthalmologist and he immediately took action and saw i had glaucoma and a detached retina!.
hope i've helped and i hope your daughter gets help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
preferrable NOT a pediatric one!.
from my experiences as a child it seems to me that pediatric doctors in general but more specifically pediatric eye doctors want to blow you off and will say you afe faking!.
this could be one or both of the following:
-glaucoma its when the pressure in your eye is too high and if it gets extremely high you can loose your vision!. usually treatment will be eye drops but if they don't help bring the pressure down she may need surgery!. there are 2 types of surgery the first is called "freezing" basically they kill off some cells that produce fluid in your eye problem is once the cellls are dead they are dead so if the pressure gets too low you can't fix it and the eye could literally deflate and you would loose it!. so i don't recommend this surgery!.
the other type is where they put a tube in the eye so the fluild can drain easier and if the pressure gets too low they can always take it out so there is much less of a risk of looosing the eye!.
symptoms of glaucoma are:
-watery eyes
-sensitive to light
-eye pain
-blurred vision
-headaches
-feel like your eye is huge!.
this could also be retinal detachment!. it sounds like she is seeing floaters!. which in most cases its nothing to worry about but sometimes it can mean there is a retinal detachment!. if this is what she has the doctors may not have been able to see it yet!. once the tear becomes bigger they will definitely be able to see it but you need to get her into a doctor ASAP and if they do find a detachment she will need surgery immediately usually with in a couple days!. if they don't see anything wrong then you need to inform them if she suddenly gets more floaters or if everything strarts going black!.
learn about it here:
http://www!.webmd!.com/eye-health/tc/retin!.!.!.
if you see a good doctor this is how the exam should go:
-they will take a medical history
-put numbing drops in her eyes
-put dilating drops in her eyes!.
-use this pen looking thing to take her eye pressure (be sure to ask what the numbers are and if they are higher than 20 you should be concerned and question what they are gonna do to help)
-she will wait a few minutes to have the dilating drops work
-see the dr and she will have to lean forward and put her head on a chin rest for the doctor to look in her eyes
-have the doctor lean her backwards and use light on his head and a magnifier to look very good into her eyes and look at the retina!.
-possible have an utra sound of her eyes done!. this doesn't hurt is just like the utra sound you would get when you are pregnant!.
and be sure you take her for regular eye check ups incase they don't see anything now but they may see something in a couple months that needs to be taken care of!.
i know alot about this stuff cuz i've had glaucoma for 11 years (i'm 22 now)!. i've had a detached retina twice in my left eye and i can no longer see out of it and i've had a detached retina twice in my right eye and thankfully i can still see out of that one!.
i used to go to all kinds of pediatric eye specialists and they never would believe i was in pain or had floaters so i got the name of an adult ophthalmologist and he immediately took action and saw i had glaucoma and a detached retina!.
hope i've helped and i hope your daughter gets help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Wow,I don't have an answer 4 U or your daughter!.I just really hope she gets better!.That all sounds horrible!.I hope U find some1 more qualified with an answer 4 U!.Good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
if she says this is real to her, then it is, be persistent doctors don't know it allWww@Answer-Health@Com
maybe TB!.!.!.has she been tested for that!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Thirty three years ago I made a doctor very angry!. I was only twenty but had a gut feeling there was something very wrong with my 4 month old daughter!. The doctor looked at her, gave her medicine for stomach upset and tried to send me on my way!. I asked the doctor to do a blood test to make certain my baby wasn't anemic or something else wasn't going on!. The doctor let me know I knew far less than she did, but went a head with the blood test!. Long story short, my daughter had meningitis!. The fatal meningitis!. After a long hospital stay to include surgery on her tiny hip (the disease settled there) I am thankful to say she is alive and well and thriving!. If I had not insisted on the blood test my daughter would have died the same night!. At 20 years old I knew little but I had a feeling I could not shake!. I somehow got brave and insisted on further tests!. My answer for you is to go to another doctor!. Insist on more tests, make someone listen to your fears!. Keep trying until you get answers! A mother's instinct is far greater than any doctor's feeling that there's nothing wrong!. Save your daughter and yourself and go to an emergency room NOW! Please!.
I am saying a prayer as I write this!. Hopefully there is a simple explanation!. God bless you both!Www@Answer-Health@Com
I am saying a prayer as I write this!. Hopefully there is a simple explanation!. God bless you both!Www@Answer-Health@Com
There is nothing wrong with your daughter!. In fact, everything is right with her!. All of her symptoms are due to spiritual interactions!.
Think of the artwork depicting the saints and their halos!. Those halos represent the so-called Holy Spirits!. It is this spirit that is causing her symptoms, and it is why so many of them are about the head!. It is trying to get her attention!. She is one of the saints found in the scriptures!.
All her visual disturbances are caused by this spirit!. Her blurry vision, "ghost/shadow images," blobs, and floaters are all this spirit being seen by her - it is trying to get her attention!. The "knot" she senses is this spirit as well - think of the where a saint's halo is located - at the point of contact, it can felt!.
The reason that the IV did not work is because a spirit is not a biological organism and medication has little to no effect on it or its symptoms!.
Most of your daughter's symptoms will vanish immediately upon her realization that a spirit is the cause!. First, you should have her read this response (it might be hard for you to believe a supernatural cause, without actually experiencing any of these symptoms yourself)!. Do not be fearful for or embarrass your daughter!. You should leaver her alone when she attempts the following!.
FOR YOUR DAUGHTER:
Close your eyes and hold out an open relaxed hand in front of you!. You will feel a tingling sensation that will be the spirit causing your symptoms!. Next, you should introduce yourself!. How you talk to yourself in your mind is how one converses with a spirit!. Try thinking, "hello, my name is!.!.!.," or similar type words!. You will hear its responses in your mind as if you thought them!. This is called telepathy, and is how you will talk with it!. It is also how God hears our prayers!.
This is a good spirit and you should not be afraid or angry with it!. Its presence is a blessing for you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Think of the artwork depicting the saints and their halos!. Those halos represent the so-called Holy Spirits!. It is this spirit that is causing her symptoms, and it is why so many of them are about the head!. It is trying to get her attention!. She is one of the saints found in the scriptures!.
All her visual disturbances are caused by this spirit!. Her blurry vision, "ghost/shadow images," blobs, and floaters are all this spirit being seen by her - it is trying to get her attention!. The "knot" she senses is this spirit as well - think of the where a saint's halo is located - at the point of contact, it can felt!.
The reason that the IV did not work is because a spirit is not a biological organism and medication has little to no effect on it or its symptoms!.
Most of your daughter's symptoms will vanish immediately upon her realization that a spirit is the cause!. First, you should have her read this response (it might be hard for you to believe a supernatural cause, without actually experiencing any of these symptoms yourself)!. Do not be fearful for or embarrass your daughter!. You should leaver her alone when she attempts the following!.
FOR YOUR DAUGHTER:
Close your eyes and hold out an open relaxed hand in front of you!. You will feel a tingling sensation that will be the spirit causing your symptoms!. Next, you should introduce yourself!. How you talk to yourself in your mind is how one converses with a spirit!. Try thinking, "hello, my name is!.!.!.," or similar type words!. You will hear its responses in your mind as if you thought them!. This is called telepathy, and is how you will talk with it!. It is also how God hears our prayers!.
This is a good spirit and you should not be afraid or angry with it!. Its presence is a blessing for you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
There are a number of generalized problems that can cause secondary ocular issues!. Certain types of arthritis can present as an eye problem or pain!. Has anyone done a B-scan to see if the posterior sclera is inflamed!?!.!.!. as would be seen in a scleritis!? With light sensitivity, I'd wonder about some secondary uveitis or iritis!. With pressure alterations, she could have the headaches!. No pressures are mentioned!. If she is in southern California, would be nice to see her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You should request a MRI there are somethings that you can't see on a CT scan that can be seen on an MRI!. I have suffered from sever headaches and other symptoms since i was about her age i am now 27 and it took the Dr's til last year to give me a diagnoses!. They finally diagnosed me with a Chiari malformation which they could not see on a CT scan!. I hope you find an answer and she is ok!. GOOD LUCK ! : )Www@Answer-Health@Com