Questions and more Questions!!

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First of all let me apologize to all that I owe an email to. I was

out of town for the weekend-needed to get away and stop worrying

about things and recharge my mind and body. LOL-well atleast my mind,

my body had other ideas. I will get back to everyone sometime really

soon.

I was filling out paperwork on each family member for an appointment

with a doctor at a Pain Relief and Rehabilitation Center when I

noticed something that I should have noticed weeks ago. Since the

accident two months ago, our eight year old daughter has not been the

same. I know that something is very wrong, but can't get a doctor to

dwelve further. This center came highly recommended and I guess the

doctor is very thorough and won't even send you to a specialist in

our state, which is great to me. I know I haven't found a specialist

(in many different fields) who is educated and really knowledgeable

about whatever it is I am seeking more information on. LOL We don't

have much to choose from here.

Here are my questions!

Before the accident, McKenzie (Can you tell I used to live in

Portland, OR LOL) was a very easy going, goal orientated, well

adjusted child, with a few medical problems-two surgeries to remove

juvenile polyps and reoccuring Urinary Tract Infections (18 at last

count).

Since the accident, she has complained of many things, which in

itself isn't normal for her. When she broke her arm she said her pain

was at a 5 on a scale of 1-10 and they were able to set it at the

hospital without her being put to sleep or even crying. The other two

children seem to be bouncing back, with a little lingering pains,

nothing to write home about. Kids are normally so resilient.

Symptoms:

1. Right after accident, she had no feeling in fingers.

2. Headaches-usually every other day or so, causing her to cry. One

was so bad, she couldn't stand to be in a room with lights and was

sick to her stomache. This one sounded like a migraine to me. Most

are above her eyes. Since accident.

3. Leg pain. Up around bottom of bottom. Others in other areas of

legs. Started about a month and half ago.

4. Dizziness-bumping into things. Sometimes difficult to change

positions. Feels like she has been twirling around in circles for a

lot. This started about three weeks ago.

5. Naseau-since accident

6. neck pain-since accident

7. back pain-mostly in mid back, but also in lower back-since

accident.

8. Deep down " tickling in legs "

9. Has complained of difficulty swallowing. " I can't swallow " or it

hurts. Not like a sore throat. Usually goes away after a bit and

doesn't seem to linger. Started about two weeks ago. During this

time it feels like she can't breath.

10. She is sleeping more.

11. Crys very easy and gets upset very easy.

12. Ankle pain-feels like someone is squeezing her ankles, just not

at the same time.

13. One day she said her feet were cold. She had on tights and was

under a blanket. She couldn't get them warm. This was the same day

she first said that she couldn't swallow.

14. Stinging feeling in throat-kinda sounded like she was describing

indegestion-acid.

Okay that is about the gist of it. I apologize that this is so long,

but I feel that you all are so much more educated than many of the

doctors and I am looking for guidance, once again.

Do you think that she might have Chiari (I just noticed when writing

down her symptoms that they match a lot of mine), with symptoms

brought on by the accident, which was pretty bad. Should I push for

an MRI. I have been pushing, and getting pretty b chy about it, but

with no sucess. I am hoping this new doctor listens. Or do you think

she suffered a concussion, which was one of my " quick diagnosises " .

Do you think this all could be due to whiplash, etc. Any other ideas?

I know that something is wrong. I know my children. Now I need

guidance on possibilities.

I have been counting down the days to this appointment. I am so

hoping that he proves to be as good as I was told. We couldn't even

take the kids into their pediatrician (who they have had for over six

years, because it was an accident and not even our fault). It made me

so mad and disappointed in the doctoring profession. What happened to

doctors who really cared and wanted to help people feel better. Now

it seems controlled by bueracracy (sp?) I am not impressed with

supposedly our top hospital ER here, so didn't want to waste my time

going back there. Nothing has seemed life threatening or I would

have rushed her to the hospital. But I want thoroughness, not just

a " quick diagnosis " .

Our appointment is tomorrow. Sorry such late posting, but I just

noticed this and it raised even more questions.

Thanks in advance for any and all help!!!!!!!

Love and Laughter,

in WV