I never would have guessed that my sweet, crazy, high energy 7 year old would have migraines! But apparently she does. Poor Caroline has been having headaches for the last 3-4 months {not quite 4 months} and we've been to the doctor 5 times, maybe 6...I can't keep up these days! The time before last they told us that they think her migraines are brought on by allergies. They put her on Flonase & Zyrtec for 3 weeks and told us to see how that worked. After 3 weeks if she was still having the "headaches" they would send us to a pediatric neurologist. Great! It's been 2 weeks, and she's been back to the doctor...we still have to wait until the 3 weeks are up!
I just feel sooooo helpless! Nothing seems to help once they start...not Motrin, Ibuprofen, nothing! The only thing that seems to ease them are cold wash clothes that she puts on her head/face. I feel so helpless. I can't make them stop, and as a mommy, you want to make your kiddos feel better, but nothing I do seems to work. Any advice friends? I'm almost willing to try anything...within reason! LOL!
I've had several friends on FB {Facebook} tell me that they too, or their kiddos, also suffer/ed from migraines! Never would that have crossed my mind! In fact, the 1st time that it was really bad, we were on our way to summer camp/work, when she told me that her head was hurting and that she was nauseous and then proceeded to get sick! She's been pretty sick a few times, but when they hit, she is a totally different little girl! Crying about everything, whiny, laying on the couch and begging for them to stop...what's a mom to do? And I'll be honest, after the whole ITP thing, I'm a little paranoid when it comes to her health!
And you know what? I'm worn out! I feel like I should be doing something else, but not quite sure what. Please say a prayer for Caroline or a sweet thought! I really just want to make her all better! If you happwn to have any tricks up your sleeve, please let me know! Thanks sweet friends!
