SuZir
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And that is just a new stuff!
difficult child was released from hospital today. They didn't find anything physically wrong with him though it may have been actual mild concussion symptoms that did cause the onset of conversion disorder. And they are still waiting results from some of the tests but at this point it seems to have been mostly psychological. Most of the physical symptoms are also gone but he will have few more physical therapist appointments. And take it easy with starting heavier training. Just to be sure.
difficult child hasn't tested positive to depression before but now had high scores in couple different tests and after interviewing him psychiatrist diagnosed him with severe/moderate depression. And while dissociation has been big part of his PTSD till now, psychiatrist was contemplating him qualifying also separate dissociation disorder now, it is so severe.
psychiatrist had also discussed about borderline traits with difficult child to explain his feelings of emptiness and 'nothing matters' and his self-harming and self destructive behaviour. However that he didn't write down in fear that it could cause problems in future. Mainly worrying that mentioning borderline in his medical records could make future providers brush things off as attention seeking. And attention seeking is not something's difficult child does. He is a drama queen but as long as possible he tries to hide that drama.
Also conversion disorder is 'sealed', only psychiatrists and neurologists will see it in his records so that some ER doctor, who isn't that familiar with conversion, will not send him home with actual concussion symptoms without making sure first. That eases my mind a little, due his profession difficult child is much more in risk for concussions than most.
difficult child's Lexapro was upped and Seroquel was added in very small dose for evenings to help with sleep and anxiety. And difficult child was told (finally by someone else than I) that he really needs to get back to his intensive, trauma focused therapy. Till that he will see psychiatric nurse for counselling. His first appointment will be at Monday at smaller hospital's outpatient psychiatric clinic. psychiatrist had also asked if difficult child would like to try day hospital but difficult child declined. Partly I think because he worries someone would see him there and gossip about it. He really wants to keep this private. He of course had to give some information to his team's doctor but he denied him of informing anyone about anything relating this. Officially he is on injured list with upper body injury (other standard options being lower body injury and illness) and word that is getting around is that he has bad case of post concussion syndrome (people who took him hospital assumed that would surely be a case.)
I try to show brave face of course to difficult child but also Joy and husband, but in reality I'm shaking to my core. It is awfully long list of serious diagnosis my boy is now sporting...
difficult child was released from hospital today. They didn't find anything physically wrong with him though it may have been actual mild concussion symptoms that did cause the onset of conversion disorder. And they are still waiting results from some of the tests but at this point it seems to have been mostly psychological. Most of the physical symptoms are also gone but he will have few more physical therapist appointments. And take it easy with starting heavier training. Just to be sure.
difficult child hasn't tested positive to depression before but now had high scores in couple different tests and after interviewing him psychiatrist diagnosed him with severe/moderate depression. And while dissociation has been big part of his PTSD till now, psychiatrist was contemplating him qualifying also separate dissociation disorder now, it is so severe.
psychiatrist had also discussed about borderline traits with difficult child to explain his feelings of emptiness and 'nothing matters' and his self-harming and self destructive behaviour. However that he didn't write down in fear that it could cause problems in future. Mainly worrying that mentioning borderline in his medical records could make future providers brush things off as attention seeking. And attention seeking is not something's difficult child does. He is a drama queen but as long as possible he tries to hide that drama.
Also conversion disorder is 'sealed', only psychiatrists and neurologists will see it in his records so that some ER doctor, who isn't that familiar with conversion, will not send him home with actual concussion symptoms without making sure first. That eases my mind a little, due his profession difficult child is much more in risk for concussions than most.
difficult child's Lexapro was upped and Seroquel was added in very small dose for evenings to help with sleep and anxiety. And difficult child was told (finally by someone else than I) that he really needs to get back to his intensive, trauma focused therapy. Till that he will see psychiatric nurse for counselling. His first appointment will be at Monday at smaller hospital's outpatient psychiatric clinic. psychiatrist had also asked if difficult child would like to try day hospital but difficult child declined. Partly I think because he worries someone would see him there and gossip about it. He really wants to keep this private. He of course had to give some information to his team's doctor but he denied him of informing anyone about anything relating this. Officially he is on injured list with upper body injury (other standard options being lower body injury and illness) and word that is getting around is that he has bad case of post concussion syndrome (people who took him hospital assumed that would surely be a case.)
I try to show brave face of course to difficult child but also Joy and husband, but in reality I'm shaking to my core. It is awfully long list of serious diagnosis my boy is now sporting...
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