LittleDudesMom
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for my neice. I'm goign to try and give you the information as straight as possible. I'm just wonder if this group of great members can offer any suggestions or information that my sister in law can use.
My neice, who is 10, has been having a 24/7 headache for 63 days.
She first complained that the pain was in her forehead. Since she had a cold, her mom thought perhaps it was just a sinus headache. When it wouldn't go away, the doctor appts began.
She has been given three perscription medications - an antibiotic for a sinus infection, a steriod to reduce any inflamation that could be present, and a migraine medication that my sister in law cannot remember the name of (this is bonehead's sister who lives in Chicago and was in town for the holiday) - no go. She has been on a course of the advil/tylenol thing - no go there either.
She has been to three nuerologists, she has had an MRI and a catscan (to rule out tumors, etc.), she has had several accupunctur appts, she has been at a chiropractor and for several massage therapy appts (I think that was to make sure it wasn't stress/tension), a therapist, she has been to two ear/nose/threat specialist, a headache specialist, and now a pain management specialist. She has had some electroid things attached to her fingers, she had some kind of screening where they see images of her head to identify the pain and have seen the "red" which indicates positively the presence of pain.
Her current peddoc has her on another course of antibotics because he says he sees some pressure and blockage in her sinuses.
The pain, which began in the forehead, has moved to the base of her head in the back - not in the neck, but actually at the bottom back of her head. She has been able to identify the progression of her pain from the front to the back.
She is an extremely smart little girl. She has always been incredibly social and animated. Now she is like a rag doll. She has huge purple cirles under eyes - remember, the pain has not gone away in 63 days. She is a different child.
The headache specialist has now sent her to a pain management doctor with this information - she has New Daily Headaches and needs pain management because some people live with this all their lives.
My sister in law refuses to believe that her daughter, one of her four children, will be like this forever. Money is not really an issue for she and her husband so they are willing to travel or whatever to help their daughter.
She has kept a diary of her daughter's situation. She has gone back and dug and dug to see if she could find a cause. The only thing that she can identify that was different is that her daughter had a head cold and received the seasonal flu shot four days before the headache begun.
Any ideas?
Thanks so much,
Sharon
My neice, who is 10, has been having a 24/7 headache for 63 days.
She first complained that the pain was in her forehead. Since she had a cold, her mom thought perhaps it was just a sinus headache. When it wouldn't go away, the doctor appts began.
She has been given three perscription medications - an antibiotic for a sinus infection, a steriod to reduce any inflamation that could be present, and a migraine medication that my sister in law cannot remember the name of (this is bonehead's sister who lives in Chicago and was in town for the holiday) - no go. She has been on a course of the advil/tylenol thing - no go there either.
She has been to three nuerologists, she has had an MRI and a catscan (to rule out tumors, etc.), she has had several accupunctur appts, she has been at a chiropractor and for several massage therapy appts (I think that was to make sure it wasn't stress/tension), a therapist, she has been to two ear/nose/threat specialist, a headache specialist, and now a pain management specialist. She has had some electroid things attached to her fingers, she had some kind of screening where they see images of her head to identify the pain and have seen the "red" which indicates positively the presence of pain.
Her current peddoc has her on another course of antibotics because he says he sees some pressure and blockage in her sinuses.
The pain, which began in the forehead, has moved to the base of her head in the back - not in the neck, but actually at the bottom back of her head. She has been able to identify the progression of her pain from the front to the back.
She is an extremely smart little girl. She has always been incredibly social and animated. Now she is like a rag doll. She has huge purple cirles under eyes - remember, the pain has not gone away in 63 days. She is a different child.
The headache specialist has now sent her to a pain management doctor with this information - she has New Daily Headaches and needs pain management because some people live with this all their lives.
My sister in law refuses to believe that her daughter, one of her four children, will be like this forever. Money is not really an issue for she and her husband so they are willing to travel or whatever to help their daughter.
She has kept a diary of her daughter's situation. She has gone back and dug and dug to see if she could find a cause. The only thing that she can identify that was different is that her daughter had a head cold and received the seasonal flu shot four days before the headache begun.
Any ideas?
Thanks so much,
Sharon