| This is the content of an email I received from a friend today. [message #81167] |
Mon, 05 March 2007 08:48  |
excelav
Messages: 2130
Registered: July 2005
Location: Metro Detroit
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Hello All,
I just wanted to share a very serious story with everyone to remind all of
us that doctors aren't always what they're cracked up to be. And if you
ever find yourself, your children, family members or friends encountering
a health problem, please consider getting a second, if not third, opinion.
My friend Chris' 8 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with a brain
tumor. The tumor was one inch in size and located in a part of her brain
that could potentially have affected her speech and motor skills. She underwent
a 7 hour surgery last week to remove it and thank God they believe they got
all of it and it is considered low-grade and she will be consistantly monitored.
She recently came out of ICU and is doing incredibly well.
However, the journey/process that Chris & his wife had to go through to get
the correct diagnosis is frightening if not unbelievable/un-acceptable.
I just want to share a paragraph with all of you that I recently received
in an email from the family. If it wasn't for Chris and Amanda's persistence
on the matter, God only knows what could have/would have happened in young
Blair's future.
"Many of you have asked whether there were any symptoms prior to our discovery.Â
In October of last year Blair started complaining of headaches but we were
told it could not be a brain tumor and was most likely a reaction to the
lice shampoo we were using or a migraine. Three weeks later our pediatrician
told us that it was most likely a neck injury, maybe from soccer. We then
went to see a specialist who reassured us that this could not be a tumor
and was probably tension headaches. In January, when Blair started vomiting
as well as having headaches, we suggested that, if a tumor was out of the
question, meningitis might be a possibility. Â The pediatrician attributed
her condition to a stomach flu that was going around. When we returned
from Amanda's mother’s funeral we insisted on a CT scan which revealed
a one inch tumor in Blair’s cerebellum."
I think we all need to consider and learn from their experience, in that
none of us are infallible, not even the so-called professionals. A mistake
like this could have taken a very young child's life.
Take care, be well ,and God Bless.
Elaine
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