I posted earlier about DS seeing bright lights. I called the pedi and she said it sounded like typical toddler imagination. Since he had no other symptoms, we brushed it off. Now, he's been complaining about the sun being too bright when we go out and told me today that his head hurt.
I'm calling the pedi first thing in the am, but I am spazzing in the meantime. I'm convinced it's a freaking tumor and just can't shake that uneasy feeling. I'll be fine one minute, but the next my stomach is in knots and my body goes cold. I can't figure out if this is complete anxiety/a panic attack or what is supposed to be mother's intuition.
As a side note, last weekend I came home after caring for a cancer patient and told DH that I had an awful thought of this happening to DS. I'm so freaked out right now.
It's normal to assume the worst. If the pedi brushes you off again, seek a specialist. I'm sure that things will be ok, but trust your instincts and get answers for your own peace of mind.
Post by saraandmichael on Aug 2, 2012 22:31:04 GMT -5
I am pretty calm on the outside but very nervous on the inside. I always go with my gut. The one time I didn't and talked myself into being a serious nervous nelly was the time that I should have called the hemotologist.
If you feel that something is wrong, advocate for your son until you feel that you are being heard.
In the meantime, try to remain as calm as you can for your little guy.
And if you really feel that it cannot wait until morning (which it doesn't sound like it can't), then head out to the hospital for scans.
I don't think there is an off switch. Follow your instincts and do what you need to do to give yourself peace of mind. It's likely nothing, but I understand the need to be sure.
I'm sorry if your anxiety level over your kid having a headache and saying the sun is bright is this damned high, yeah, you might want to talk to a doctor.
It's moreso this new stuff coupled with him talking about seeing blindingly bright lights a couple of weeks ago. He does wear sunglasses, even when it's cloudy.
I was diagnosed with postpartum anxiety after I had DD, but I've been off my meds for the last year. While I liked having no anxiety, they made me very nonchalant about everything. Of course, maybe that's how normal people are supposed to feel.
OP, I've dealt with PPD and anxiety myself. It's hard to tell the difference between freaking out over nothing and justifiable concern. Try to get some sleep for tonight and deal with this in the morning. ((HUGS))
Have you never yourself thought that the sun actually IS a bit too bright? Like, for ALL earth-humans?
Has nothing ever given you a headache? Such as bright sunlight under normal conditions?
Please, get yourself checked out. If it's an alternative to making your kid neurotic BSC by proxy, I highly suggest you check it out. You are 95%-certain worrying about nothing, unless you are actually worrying about other things you are not mentioning by name.
Even if you have anxiety, that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with your child. Can people just think about that for a minute? Please?
Also, I'm not running around in front of DS screaming, "you have a brain tumor", so your claim of me making him BSC is a little off. I'm going to call the pedi and try to schedule his well visit ASAP where I can bring this up.
You really don't think your concern can be picked up on by your child? I don't have to scream OMG, YOU HAVE A TUMOR in my kid's face in order for him to understand that I'm worried about it.
I'm trying to figure out where fuss read wrong.
Get your kid checked out, sure but this whole ASAP business coupled with the easy dismissal that your anxiety could be a problem is baffling.
Yes, it's probably nothing. I'm sure she's not the only mom who ever worried about something that turned out to be nothing. Unless this is an ongoing problem and she finds herself in the habit of suspecting her child has medical issues, I don't think she necessarily needs treatment for anxiety. Haven't we all been there before?
I'm supposed to recall everything ever written on ML before responding? Also, really, you're going to accuse fuss of a failure of reading comprehension stemming from a post you're not even sure she read?
I mean maybe there's something earth shattering in the other post but unless it involves blood, loss of consciousness or some other clear sign that justifies the questioning of a body chilling, spazzed out panic attack, I stand by my original answer.
Yes, it's probably nothing. I'm sure she's not the only mom who ever worried about something that turned out to be nothing. Unless this is an ongoing problem and she finds herself in the habit of suspecting her child has medical issues, I don't think she necessarily needs treatment for anxiety. Haven't we all been there before?
I've totally worried about my kid before. I have three of them and they tend to be rather adventurous. But there is a wide swath of difference between hmmm, I wonder if they're okay and OMGOMGOMGOMG I can't feel my legs, why can't I get an appointment now because he totally has cancer I saw it in a dream or after watching Phenomenon while high on the good stuff!
I call my Mom. Honestly she is my meter for all my anxiety issues concerning DD. She raised me & I trust her 100%.
It is a Bitch to have anxiety issues. After having DD my PPD was also an incredibly high level of anxiety over everything having to do with her. I made a deal with myself, I said to myself what I was concerned about out load & then gaged if a friend said it if I would think they were nuts. This + Mom = the best thing ever.
But what do I know, I swear my 13 year old brother is out to get me. He leaves batteries everywhere & left 2 freakin steak knives for a project out in the living room. My Mom is on top of it but shit happens.
You may need meds but part of having anxiety is learning to cope with the idea that something you can't see is wrong. You have to get those thoughts out of your mind & live.
I was referring to her saying other people weren't considering it could just be anxiety. Also, her stating the simple fact that the sun is bright, even after I already mentioned DS is wearing sunglasses all the time, even when it's cloudy.
Yes, it's probably nothing. I'm sure she's not the only mom who ever worried about something that turned out to be nothing. Unless this is an ongoing problem and she finds herself in the habit of suspecting her child has medical issues, I don't think she necessarily needs treatment for anxiety. Haven't we all been there before?
I've totally worried about my kid before. I have three of them and they tend to be rather adventurous. But there is a wide swath of difference between hmmm, I wonder if they're okay and OMGOMGOMGOMG I can't feel my legs, why can't I get an appointment now because he totally has cancer I saw it in a dream or after watching Phenomenon while high on the good stuff!
I said I was going to call the pedi in the am. It's not like I'm trying to call her right now or am hauling DS out of bed to the ER.
Look, I'm just gonna say it. Kids say shit. They believe odd shit. They freak you out with the stuff that comes out of their mouth (ask dowager.) This isn't always cause for medical concern. It's certainly not cause to give yourself a panic attack.
No one is saying you need to sign yourself up for the nuthouse but dude, this is not a normal response in the absence of blood. I mean if you kid rocks a nasty head wound, feel free to get arm flaily and risk losing consciousness. But building up all kinds of maladies in your head without so much as a diagnosis is more than a wee bit silly.
You're going to call the pedi in the morning and be rational on the phone I assume which is all you can do. Be confident in that and let the rest be as it will.
Yes, it's probably nothing. I'm sure she's not the only mom who ever worried about something that turned out to be nothing. Unless this is an ongoing problem and she finds herself in the habit of suspecting her child has medical issues, I don't think she necessarily needs treatment for anxiety. Haven't we all been there before?
I've totally worried about my kid before. I have three of them and they tend to be rather adventurous. But there is a wide swath of difference between hmmm, I wonder if they're okay and OMGOMGOMGOMG I can't feel my legs, why can't I get an appointment now because he totally has cancer I saw it in a dream or after watching Phenomenon while high on the good stuff!
I see what you mean. Still, if this is a one time thing for OP I can brush it off as an overreaction. For instance, when DS was two weeks old, he got an eye infection and I remember thinking he was going to lose his eye. 8-D
If it happens again (or has happened before), different story.
I said I was going to call the pedi in the am. It's not like I'm trying to call her right now or am hauling DS out of bed to the ER.
Right but you are spazzing, stomach in knots, body cold and a host of other odd reactions to a concerning but not immediately dangerous or life threatening sitch. I just find that odd.
I said I was going to call the pedi in the am. It's not like I'm trying to call her right now or am hauling DS out of bed to the ER.
Right but you are spazzing, stomach in knots, body cold and a host of other odd reactions to a concerning but not immediately dangerous or life threatening sitch. I just find that odd.
Yes, and I've never had this reaction to something being wrong with my kids before, which is why I'm worried.