Re: I am back online
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu Sep 30 07:22:52 1999
Heather,
I glad everything worked out ok for your little one Austin.
You must be so relieved.
Belle.
>----- Original Message -----
From: Heather <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Thursday, 30 September 1999 21:39
Subject: Re: I am back online
> Hello Jan~ Austin is feeling better and is almost back to normal. We had
an
> appointment with his doctor yesterday afternoon and he said that all the
tests
> came back normal except for him having the cyst (temporal region). He
also
> believes that he had a complicated migraine that caused blood flow to be
cut off
> to his brain hence causing the left side of his body to stop working.
This has
> been very scary but I am very confident in this doctor and both him and
the
> neurologist are aware of the seizures he had at 5 months of age. They
said that
> he can resume a regular routine- I have been counting my lucky stars that
it
> wasn't something else. If I had known that my kids were going to be so
sickly I
> may have thought twice about having another. My soon to be 3 year old
(Dec.
> 23rd) also had seizures at 5 months of age and was medicated with a
narcotic for
> 2 years. He has been weaned off without any complications (so far), had
ear
> tubes at 11 months of age, and he also has very bad asthma. Needless to
say,
> thank God I don't work because we spend a lot of time at the doctor's
office.
> Thanks for listening-- Heather
>
> JANET BENEDICT wrote:
>
> > Heather,
> > OH MY GOD! Are you okay? Is he feeling better? I hope thats all that
it
> > was. Does the Neurologist know about the seizures at 5 months? Who
diagnosed
> > the seizures then? Does he/she know whats going on? What did they think
it
> > was then? How old is he? I hope everything is okay. Are they sure it
was'nt
> > an aneurysm that just cut itself off? How scarey. I hope to god
everything
> > turns out for the best. I cant stand seeing kids sick or anything.
Jan
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Heather <racinfan18@mediaone.net>
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <endo@talk.obgyn.net>
> > Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 8:59 AM
> > Subject: Re: I am back online
> >
> > >Hi ladies! I am back online again after moving on Saturday- I am
> > >exhausted! My 5 year old son was hospitalized on Thursday night
because
> > >he was unable to walk and was having a hard time with functions on his
> > >left side. Poor kids had an MRI, CAT Scan, Spinal Tap, and a bunch of
> > >other tests. The CAT Scan showed that he has a cyst in the temporal
> > >region but it is not cancerous and it is surrounded by fluid now......
> > >they believe that he may have had a severe migraine and that blood flow
> > >was cut off during that time causing his left side dysfunction. I am
> > >taking him for a follow-up this afternoon- I am not sure that I go
along
> > >with the neurologist?? He had seizures at 5 months and I believe that
> > >things are beginning to occur because of that?? My husband and I spent
> > >our anniversary in the hospital with him Thursday and Friday- and then
> > >we had to move on Saturday. Thank God for my supportive family; if it
> > >weren't for them I think that I'd be in the cuckoo house. I am still
> > >not feeling great following my first lap 3 weeks ago and all this
stress
> > >is not helping. Just had to get this off my chest and let you know
that
> > >I was back on again- Hope everyone is doing okay- Heather
> > >
> >
>
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