03-19-2008, 12:09 AM
thanks for the support people....
for your questions...
she was admitted for 3 days. under the service of ENT with a working diagnosis of migraine headache secondary to mastoiditis(which means, we cannot interfere with their management). Her parents were notified about her condition and went to manila, they payed for the hospital bill.
The so called "air pocket" is present in all persons, it is essential for sound conduction. from what I understand, hers is caused by an infection in the middle and inner ear, which was left untreated. (good going genius, by telling her to ignore her headaches). The infection caused inflamation in the inner ear and it's surrounding structures (i.e brain). to make matters worse, her mastoid sapce is exceptionally small which leaves little or no room for expansion.
She was treated with IV antibiotics.
as for prognosis, once the infection is gone, she's cured, but the configuration of her temporal bone, makes her very prone to migraine headaches. So hers is more of an anatomical anomaly than a disease. She has to live with the fact that her migraines are going to be magnified in intensity.
@cz yeah, it could be worse, there are a lot of biiger and badder diseases out there. I believe you are referring to a burhole, yeah, we do that for space occupying lesions in the brain to relieve pressure.
@apple, yeah we did use public funds, but got caught, don't worry... It got paid back.
Migraines, by themselves, usually resolves spontaneously, unless it is caused by some serious underlying reason, like a tumor or an infection.
NOw, she's back home in Samar, resting, she's maintained on ketoprophen and some other drug the ENT people gave her. last contact I got was 2 days ago, when she called me to say her headaches began again. Her family is going to admit her to a hospital close to hmoe. To rule out brain involvement.
It might take a long time for her to get back in the game.... and chances are, she'd be practicing in a hospital closer to home, and not in manila anymore.
Anyway, as her forever loyal friend, I'd respect and support whatever she decides for herself.
This sucks...
I'd like to post pictues, but Rick's not here as of the moment. The wifi of the hospital sucks anyway, It's a miracle this post went through.
need to unwind... I'll put on a t-shirt and a baseball cap and beat up some hid in tekken 6
signing out for now
for your questions...
she was admitted for 3 days. under the service of ENT with a working diagnosis of migraine headache secondary to mastoiditis(which means, we cannot interfere with their management). Her parents were notified about her condition and went to manila, they payed for the hospital bill.
The so called "air pocket" is present in all persons, it is essential for sound conduction. from what I understand, hers is caused by an infection in the middle and inner ear, which was left untreated. (good going genius, by telling her to ignore her headaches). The infection caused inflamation in the inner ear and it's surrounding structures (i.e brain). to make matters worse, her mastoid sapce is exceptionally small which leaves little or no room for expansion.
She was treated with IV antibiotics.
as for prognosis, once the infection is gone, she's cured, but the configuration of her temporal bone, makes her very prone to migraine headaches. So hers is more of an anatomical anomaly than a disease. She has to live with the fact that her migraines are going to be magnified in intensity.
@cz yeah, it could be worse, there are a lot of biiger and badder diseases out there. I believe you are referring to a burhole, yeah, we do that for space occupying lesions in the brain to relieve pressure.
@apple, yeah we did use public funds, but got caught, don't worry... It got paid back.
Migraines, by themselves, usually resolves spontaneously, unless it is caused by some serious underlying reason, like a tumor or an infection.
NOw, she's back home in Samar, resting, she's maintained on ketoprophen and some other drug the ENT people gave her. last contact I got was 2 days ago, when she called me to say her headaches began again. Her family is going to admit her to a hospital close to hmoe. To rule out brain involvement.
It might take a long time for her to get back in the game.... and chances are, she'd be practicing in a hospital closer to home, and not in manila anymore.
Anyway, as her forever loyal friend, I'd respect and support whatever she decides for herself.
This sucks...
I'd like to post pictues, but Rick's not here as of the moment. The wifi of the hospital sucks anyway, It's a miracle this post went through.
need to unwind... I'll put on a t-shirt and a baseball cap and beat up some hid in tekken 6
signing out for now
