Delaney started complaining of not feeling well and headaches recently, at the end of May. We went to the doctor, and he diagnosed her with Bronchitis. After going through steroids, nebulizer treatments, and an antibiotic, the headaches still remained. We went back and he decided he wanted to get her an MRI, see a neurologist, and get bloodwork done. She was fatigued, very emotional, and lethargic; I was wondering if it was emotional, with school just ending and heading to Kindergarten, but then that night she woke up in the middle of the night crying saying her head hurt. I called the doctor the next morning (Saturday 6/11/11) and he told me to take her right to Halifax ER for a CT scan. So Dan and Rhonda came over to watch Lucy and Finn, and I took her in. She did great in the CT scan, she didn't more a bit. Her CT was normal, and the doctor didn't seem too concerned that it was anything more serious. She ended up getting diagnosed with migraines, which I don't agree with. They gave her medication (one for pain relief, another migraine preventative). She loved being in the hospital! They gave her ice cream, and she loved their blanket, which they ended up letting her KEEP! She still sleeps with it! She has continued to feel bad, so we kept with the scheduled MRI and blood work. She did the blood work like a champ, even though they took 6 vials! The MRI locally got cancelled. I guess she will need to be sedated because the procedure is 30 minutes, so we will be going to Orlando. The blood work showed slightly low white blood cell count (4, normal is 5-17), dehydration, slight milk allergy, and that she has had microplasma infection. Our pediatrician didn't seem too concerned, but I am worried sick. We decided to put the MRI off since we were leaving on our vacation. During the vacation, the headaches seemed to have stopped. I had even stopped giving her the medications because they were not working. I talked to Jim Castellone, and he thinks it could have been viral and will go away on its own. We are still going through with seeing a neurologist and getting the MRI done.
Update: Delaney and I went to the Neurologist in Orlando today (7/11/11). We saw Dr. Arthur Nwaubani and he was great. Her neuro exam was normal, and he did want her to continue to get the MRI. His guesses were either hydrocephalus or a virus of some time. He was pretty sure the MRI would be normal. I am in good spirits after this visit, considering she isn't complaining of headaches anymore, either. He said it would be a rare case if she did have hydrocephalus and her headaches went away. ALSO, we got a flat tire on I-4 the way to Orlando. I called Kenny and he was in Sanford thankfully, so he found us on the interstate, out on the spare tire, and she and I were off again...only a few minutes late to the appointment time. He is our hero! We stopped at Whole Foods on the way home and bought him a carrot cake cupcake!
Update #2: Delaney and I went to Orlando today (7/15/11) for the MRI. The nurse called the day before to see if we thought Delaney could do the MRI without being sedated. If she wasn't, I could be in the room with her, and she would be able to watch a movie during the test. I thought she definitely could stay still for 20 min...I was dreading the sedation part the most...who wants to see their child sedated? So we arrived, got called in, talked with the techs, and handed over the movie we brought (Tangled, of course). She did great! She wiggled her toes a bit, but my job was to lean on her a bit to remind her not to move her toes. Before we knew it, we were done and on our way home! I was so proud of her and relieved we didn't have to go through the sedation and recovery! Whew! Now on to wait for the results!
Update #3: (7/19/11) MRI results normal! Relieved! Now just supposed to follow up with neurologist and repeat bloodwork in 1-2 months. Whew! Neurologist believes it is viral since we have now ruled out hydrocephalus.
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