My son is six years old and has a
pilocytic astrocytoma brain tumor in his
brain stem. He has been followed for this
diagnosis for about five years and
currently is in his second chemo protocol.
My question is that we recently found out
that these horrible "episodes" he has been
having for a month or so could be
migraines. In doing some research I found
that he shows symptoms of both hemiplegic
and confusional migraines, could either
one share both symptoms? He typically is
combative, confused, with a left side
weakness (some occasional left side
blindness), inability to speak (or if he
can it's very slow, slurry and
repetative), extreme loss of energy,
severe headache, LOTS of crying (could be
pain, fear or frustration related) and
usually a crabbiness that follows for a
day or so. The episodes last anywhere from
20 minutes to 30 hours and happen about
two or three times a week. We will be
meeting a doctor to discuss these new
developments and I would like to go into
the meeting with as much information as
possible. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank you.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 08-12-07 05:42am
Are you open to alternative medicine?
It seems like acupuncture or acupressure
might help ease your son's acute symptoms
if you're willing to try. Pressure points
like the meridian point in the webbing of
the hand between the thumb and the index
finger have helped me during the
experience of extreme headaches. I
squeeze the point (or my husband helps me)
and breathe deeply. I know it sound
simplistic but these types of medicines
can work when applied studiously.
