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Children Having Mri's
Asked by J.S. from Los Angeles
on April 2, 2008
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My daughter, age 8, is scheduled to have an MRI of her head, with and without contrast, next week. I'm looking for suggestion on how to ease her anxiety and any tips...
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- I've had a few MRIs. As an adult (with migraines) the noise was what bothered me the most. If you are unable to get a child frienly staff and machine she'll benifit ...
- Hi J., It's never really easy to go through these things with your children, but just let her know they have to take special pictures and a lot of kids have the sam...
- J. my advice is to have your child given meds. to relax her I was anti meds.for my son so we had to go back a second time. The child has to remain extremely still for ...
MRI - Anyone's Child Had One?
Asked by J.H. from San Francisco
on November 30, 2008
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Hi,
My 10 mos. old son will need an MRI around 1 yr. Has anyone's baby/child had an MRI where sedation was required and how did it go? Thank you!
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- Hi, My son had one done at 6mo. and he was sedated. I held him while they masked him. Very hard to do but so glad I was there to help him. He also was sedated at 20 m...
- My daughter had an MRI. You really cannot get away without having sedation that young. The MRI takes too long and it is very noisy. So just trying to let him sleep ...
- My now 7 year old had an MRI at about 5 months old and everything came out just fine however do not get scared when they put him to sleep, it happens in a matter of se...
MRI Scan Coming up for "Lump" on Back of Skull
Asked by D.Q. from Green Bay
on February 19, 2010
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I posted a question the other day about a bone cyst on my DD's skull. Turns out, the radiologist does not believe it's bone. We're going in Wednesday for a contrast ...
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- Hi D., Let me tell you what Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) did for my son. They gave him "giggle juice" (versaid) which made him relax and get a little...
- Just wanted to put in a few words about the IV. If you end up having her awake there is something called EMLA cream to numb the skin (has to sit on the spot for 30minu...
- My experience with IVs, though not alot, they wrap k-flex (kinda like an ace bandage) around it, so they can't really see the needle or get to it. If you let the anes...
My Daughter May Have a Tumor on Her Hypopituitary Gland...
Asked by B.G. from Boston
on June 12, 2009
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Recently my daughter who is 19 saw her first "real" dr. not her pediatritian, a big step for her lol, she still had me go with her. She had a lump in her breast and i...
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- Hi B., The other thing I would add to the info you already received is...there are a few different types, you will want to know which kind she has. Also, presence ...
- The last writer gave a lot of good detail. My father-in-law had a pituitary tumor which was removed from the nostril as well. Pretty amazing stuff! If part of the pitu...
- My niece is about to have her 2nd surgery on her pituitary gland. She has been diagonised with Cushing Diseases. It took almost 3 years of seeing different doctors b...
Ms?
Asked by K.G. from Boca Raton
on August 13, 2011
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Anyone out there with MS? What were your symptoms? How long did it take to get the"right" diagnosis? Were you "misdiagnosed" for awhile? Did they find lesions right aw...
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- I know exactly what you're going through right now. I don't care what's wrong, I just want the doctors to figure it out and start fixing it. I have a lot of those ...
- I have been diagnostically diagnosed with MS when I was 24! I haven't had any major attacks since my initial attack, but because I had multiple lesions (that were sepa...
- A friend's wife was diagnosed with MS over a decade ago. She was misdiagnosed - she has had Lyme disease all of these years. Unfortunately, since it has gone on for ...
Stroke
Asked by C.S. from Dallas
on July 11, 2008
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All right Mama's this is long, but I need words of advice and encouragement. I am 26 years old. Last month I started having vertigo (where it seems like everything aro...
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- I'm not a nurse or even in the medical field, but my father had a rare brain disorder when I was 3. For the life of me I cannot remember the name of it and have left h...
- I would definitely get a second opinion from another doctor. Even a second opinion with another neurologist. My cousin had TIAs which are mini-strokes several times ...
- If you are unhappy with your neurologist, go get a second opinion. I went to a neurologist when I started having numbness in my hands and feet. The neurologist diagnos...
Dizziness Caused by Anxiety? Really?
Asked by K.G. from Boca Raton
on May 26, 2011
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Last September I had really bad bronchitis. It wasn't going away after the first round of meds, so they put me on prednisone. I got really dizzy from it and "assumed" ...
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- Have you been exposed to ticks at all? Lyme disease might be a possibility. The dizziness, confusion, and numbness/tingling are all sensations that could be associat...
- You poor thing!! I'm so sorry that you are feeling this way. I went through something similar and it ended up being post-partum anxiety. So you've been to the E...
- I went throught the same thing for almost a year. It really did start out as the inner ear issue but in the end it was actually Anxiety/panic attacks. It has been terr...
Ct Scans in Children
Asked by K.D. from Washington DC
on July 8, 2011
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I have recently been reading about CT scans and cancer...looking back...my daughter had one at 2 weeks (from a fall) and my son had one at 5 for his sinuses and one at...
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- Well, as a recovering Worrier, I simply had to realize that all the fretting in the world can't possibly change what's already happened. Learn all you can about no...
- Even if a scan was PROVEN to cause cancer... given the choice between having my son die that day/week or being given the chance to save him and then fight the cancer b...
- I've had that concern as well. My son had to have 2 CT scans of his head before he was 3 weeks old, the second scan I think most likely wasn't necessary-- In fact, tho...
My Daughter Was Diagnosed with Macrocephaly - Help
Asked by E.P. from Chicago
on August 2, 2007
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During my daughter's 15 month appointment her head circumference was two deviations above what it should be. This caused her to be diagnosed with Macrocephaly. The d...
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- Hi E., My daughter at 11 months had a CT and she was not sedated. I just sat in there with her and held her in place. See if they will let you do this. If not, my d...
- If you are uncomfortable at all, I recommend a second opinion before agreeing to any sort of sedation. Doctors are human - you need to make the right choice for you a...
- I just had a CT scan. If they are going to do contrast they will have to give her an IV. She cannot move her head during the procedure that is why they need to sedat...
Baby Keeps "Stiffing Up" for a Few Seconds-anyone Know What It Could Be?
Asked by E.N. from San Diego
on August 7, 2011
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My friend has a healthy 7 mo babygirl. This past month her body will randomly "stiffin up" for a few seconds (like maybe 2 seconds). She does not do it in her sleep-a...
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- Does the baby have reflux? Smetimes kids will stiffen and arch their back with that. As far as the odor...that seems odd to me. Have you smelled it?
- My son had it too. It can be a reaction for vaccination. That what he had. Of cource doctor would not agree with that. Bot sure enough next vaccination - same reaction...
- It sounds like mild seizures, so a neurologist will be able to determine if they are. Also, with the body odor she should be seen by an endocrinologist as this is tot...
