ricardo
08-11-12, 09:43
I have a 24 year old daughter who during her time at Uni developed IBS. She got her degree some two years ago, and though fluent in Spanish has not been able to get a job here or in London, even as a PA or teaching Spanish. She is very academic but not what one would call street wise.
The situation she finds herself in, has stressed her out and earlier this year her boyfriend of some three years gave her genital warts which only became apparent some three months later.She has had them removed but her blood tests show that without regular check ups this could lead to cervical cancer if not treated.The specialist also found that she has ovarian cysts and they decided to put her on the pill , to regulate her periods. Obviously the news she got made her more anxious and she started to develop a constant headache/migraine and photo phobia and this has been on going for over three months.
Her GP said it stemmed from her neck and suggested a chiropractor. After a couple of sessions there was no improvement and the nurse at the practice (which is private) suggested she got another opinion with the owner of the practice, who is my own GP.
He examined her and felt she may have swollen arteries in her temple, looked concerned and made an appointment for her to see a top neurologist as if our doctor's assumption was correct that could eventually leas to blindness unless treated with steroids.
He also wanted to check the possibility of a brain tumor.
Anyway she had a brain scan and X ray and nothing showed up.
Our doctor and the neurologist thought it maybe the pill,so she came off it.
Then it was suggested she saw an eye doctor , it is slightly different over here as opticians work slightly differently .. Again all was clear yet her IBS has got worse and the constant headaches remain. The neurologist gave her a 5mg of Tryptizil not for depression but to ease the pain and make her sleep a little better.That was 4 weeks ago and now nothing has changed and being selfish it has increased my own panic disorder and anxiety ten fold
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She phoned both our doctor and neurologist again and they suggested also having a sinus X ray. Again that was clear.
my wife thinks it maybe a hormone in balance but i can't stand to see our daughter like this.I am putting on a brave face but it is eating me up for my "little girl"
The situation she finds herself in, has stressed her out and earlier this year her boyfriend of some three years gave her genital warts which only became apparent some three months later.She has had them removed but her blood tests show that without regular check ups this could lead to cervical cancer if not treated.The specialist also found that she has ovarian cysts and they decided to put her on the pill , to regulate her periods. Obviously the news she got made her more anxious and she started to develop a constant headache/migraine and photo phobia and this has been on going for over three months.
Her GP said it stemmed from her neck and suggested a chiropractor. After a couple of sessions there was no improvement and the nurse at the practice (which is private) suggested she got another opinion with the owner of the practice, who is my own GP.
He examined her and felt she may have swollen arteries in her temple, looked concerned and made an appointment for her to see a top neurologist as if our doctor's assumption was correct that could eventually leas to blindness unless treated with steroids.
He also wanted to check the possibility of a brain tumor.
Anyway she had a brain scan and X ray and nothing showed up.
Our doctor and the neurologist thought it maybe the pill,so she came off it.
Then it was suggested she saw an eye doctor , it is slightly different over here as opticians work slightly differently .. Again all was clear yet her IBS has got worse and the constant headaches remain. The neurologist gave her a 5mg of Tryptizil not for depression but to ease the pain and make her sleep a little better.That was 4 weeks ago and now nothing has changed and being selfish it has increased my own panic disorder and anxiety ten fold
.
She phoned both our doctor and neurologist again and they suggested also having a sinus X ray. Again that was clear.
my wife thinks it maybe a hormone in balance but i can't stand to see our daughter like this.I am putting on a brave face but it is eating me up for my "little girl"