Sorry for putting the v* word in the title but I want to make sure everyone knows what I'm talking about. I was at my wits end lastnight after work, so I came home and contacted Decision Power. My work, Health Net contracts with them to have 24/7 hotline and internet services manned by nurses to get information on medical conditions and medical managment of conditions. I looked through the symptoms and this cyclic v* that I never heard of came up.
It's described as a condition of having an abdominal migraine. It's a sudden onset of n* and most of the time v* if the person doesn't take adequate measures to stop it. The worst cases seems to last for days up to 7 in some cases where the indivdual can v* 25 times a day!! They are pale, lethargic and extremely fatigued. D* is a symptom too as well as severe stomach pain, and excessive salvia. There are more but I'm giving the abridged version. Individuals with a family history of migranes or car sickness are more apt to develop it. Heat, stress, surprises,chocolate, dairy products can all be triggers
The email I sent asked me to call them directly, so I did she said her symptoms seem to match this. Her bouts with unexplained one time v* episodes in the past see to verify that it may be this. The condition develops between 2 and 6 but can onset after puberty or into adult hood. People may go years without a flare up, months, but worst case scenario is they suffer every few months.
They treat it with ibuprofen sometimes if stomach pain is involved or anti-emetics such Zofran. I don't think she's that bad yet, seeing that laying down in a dark, cool, quiet room seems to have been staving off the episodes the past few days.
I just hope I'm not grasping at something widely out of context here to explain what has been going on the past few days, but she's had a twitchy stomach and has v* since infancy. For the first two months of her life, she would have to sit upright in a bouncy chair for 20 minutes after having a bottle or she would v*. Then at age one the carsickness started, so much so she needs to sit in the front seat of the car. Then there were the mornings she would wake up out of dead sleep s* and stop after one or two times.
All of it seems to add up. This morning when she told me she felt ill, I handled it much better. I didn't have a panic attack, cause I felt more in control because I felt I had a better idea of what it might be. I have no appetite though, but could stand to lose 10 pounds, so far five are gone.
Thanks again, this rant is putting everything in perspective.