Migraines Suck!!

Our daughter has been dealing with headaches for over a year now. We called her Pediatrician & was advised to see an Eye Doctor which we did. When the Doctor examined her eyes, she said that she has good vision, however she has an issue when she focuses on something, her eyes start going all over the place. She suggested to take her to see a Vision Therapist. She told us that all the Therapist would do was have her play video games..we can do this at home. This is what could be causing her headaches!! Ok, now we think we solved the problem...or not!! So about year passed & the headaches are more frequent & worst. So we scheduled another appointment with the Eye Doctor for a follow up to see if the problem she was having is still going on.

It was a Friday, our girls had went on a field trip with their school to celebrate Earth Day. When they came home, they both were tired  & they were not thrilled with this field trip at all..needless to say! "G" fell asleep on the couch & kept the blanket over her face. She said that her head hurts & she was tired. I told her to lay down & rest. A few hours later she woke up & said she had an upset belly & didn't want to eat dinner. She didn't want any motrin, she just wanted to lay down. About 10:00 that night, she was complaining that her head hurt really bad..so this time I said "you are taking some motrin"! I came back into the living room & she said "Mommy, I can't stop shaking", I said "are you playing?" She said "no"! Well I panicked & called the Pediatrician & said to get her to the hospital. We got her to the hospital & by that time the tremors had stopped. I was kind of upset that the hospital didn't do any further testing on her. Her sugar was a little high, but returned to normal. They said it was nothing to be alarmed about., but she is a little dehydrated. Which I found hard to believe..she loves her milk & water. They suggested to follow up with her Pediatrician on Monday.Well that was a waste of our time sitting in the Emergency room  til 2:30 in the morning to be told to follow up with her Pediatrician..not just with one daughter but two daughters!!

So,we followed up with our Pediatrician & he diagnosed her with Migraines..& he referred us to see a Neurologist. So here we go again, to another Doctor! Then he said the same thing. Migraines is what she has!! As he puts it "Migraines hurt like the dickens". The reason why she had the tremors is because her body was trying to cope with the pain....crazy, huh? Of course I was thinking the worse..a mass on her brain, a tumor. But thank you Lord, it is what is  & we can treat it with motrin. The Neurologist did prescribe a preventive medication for her but we are doing some extensive research on it because what it is being currently used for. So for now we will monitor her  & keep motrin on hand & even when we are out &; about. She is ok now & still gets headaches but at least we know what it is & how to make her feel comfortable.