Prayers Please

[Eaglesfan27]

for my wife and my family. Earlier today, she developed a significant headache (she has had frequent headaches over the past few months) and her left eye started drooping. I took her to our primary care doctor who immediately sent her to the ER next door to his office. She has had a CT Scan which didn't show anything. Based on the clinical picture, we know she did not have a stroke. She is 26 and generally healthy, but this has me scared to death. I know too much. It's good because I know the doctors did an excellent job taking care of her today, but it's bad because I know most of the differential for a 3rd nerve palsy which is what she has on her left side, and I don't like any of the possibilities. 9 hours after arriving, she just was moved up to a bed on the neuro ward, and she insisted I come home and get some sleep because my snoring in the chair next to her was going to keep her up, but I know it's going to be hard for me to sleep tonight. Also, I feel guilty for not staying there all night even though she insisted I come home.

Tomorrow morning they are going to do an MRI with contrast, and I'm quite worried about what will be found. For anyone so inclined, I appreciate the prayers. Thanks.

[Axxon]

Oh man, sorry to hear that. Of course, all of you are in my prayers tonight and until this crisis passes.

[bosshogg23]

My wife who is an ER nurse says it could be a Bels Palsy situation. It affects the facial nerves and does go away after a time period. Migraines can also cause eye problems.

Best of luck to you and your family!

[yabanci]

real sorry to hear about that. I hope everything's allright.

[bbor]

Chin up Eagles.....No need to fret until something is found.As you said you do know too much,but i am sure that you are always thinking of the worst case senerio.You may be overlooking the most obvious and simpliest of explanations.

Please keep us posted.

[DaddyTorgo]

i'll cross my fingers over here Eaglesfan. At least you have the comfort of knowing that she's being well looked after by people that you know professionally.

[BigJohn&TheLions]

Originally Posted by bosshogg23

My wife who is an ER nurse says it could be a Bels Palsy situation. It affects the facial nerves and does go away after a time period. Migraines can also cause eye problems.

Best of luck to you and your family!

Same thing happened to my ex-g/f. Her face was frozen on one side for a few weeks (she said. I didn't know her then.)

God Bless her. Try and get some sleep.

[TLK]

you and your wife will be in my prayers tonight...

[MizzouRah]

Everything is going to be ok EaglesFan. You, your wife, and your family are in my prayers.

Get some sleep and keep us posted.


Todd

[Fonzie]

Dear god. I can only begin to imagine how horrifying this must be for you (and Mrs. Eaglesfan27). I fear words will provide little comfort for you right now, but please know that I'll be thinking of the two of you.

And while it may prove impossible, I'd suggest you listen to your wife's counsel and try to get some sleep. You're probably in for another roller coaster tomorrow, and it'll be all the more trying for both of you if you're exhausted. Easier said than done, I know.

Hang in there EF27. I'm not a praying person, but I'll do what I can and think some happy, hopeful thoughts in your direction.

[thealmighty]

Best wishes for the next day(s). You will all be in my families' prayers.

[Gary Gorski]

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your wife

[Glengoyne]

Mrs. Eaglesfan, her doctors, and you are in our prayers here in CA.

[maximus]

Eaglesfan,

your wife is in my prayers. Victory is claimed.

[Draft Dodger]

I will definitely be keeping my fingers crossed for your wife

[hoosierdude]

Our prayers and thoughts are with you. Good Luck.

[sabotai]

Last year (I was 26), I started to have frequent headaches too. Can't say if my eye drooped at all (I live pretty much an isolated life, so who knows what I look like to other people most of the time. ) but after many blood tests, a CT scan, visits to the neurologist, it turns out (at least the neurolgist says) to be migranes.

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

I am praying for you and your wife's speedy recovery. All thoughts and prayers of my family are with yoU. God Bless.

[DeToxRox]

i'm not a religious person, so to say i would pray wouldn't be fair to either of us. but what i can say is that she sounds to be in excellent hands, and from everything i can tell from this board she has an excellent husband. with your career i know that you can only naturally think worst case scenario, but just try and keep a positive outlook. don't feel guilty, and if you need anything you know theres a bunch of people willing to help here.

i wish her a clean bill of health, and i wish you the best night you can possibly have under the circumstances.

sorry again for what you're having to deal with,
danny

[Pyser]

oh my god. that sounds scary...but i wish you and yours the best. my thoughts are with you.

[SirFozzie]

Thoughts and Prayers with ya man.

[Tekneek]

I will be thinking about you and your family, and hoping for the best.

This does concern me greatly, so I would be most interested in what is discovered. My wife has complained of headaches a lot in recent times, focused mainly behind one of her eyes. No other symptoms, but the way that suddenly happened to your wife is scary.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Prayers for both you & her, and all those affected.

[Breeze]

I'm praying. Please update us when you can.

[oykib]

You have my prayers as well. May God bless both of you.

[albionmoonlight]

You have my prayers as well.

[daedalus]

Ugh. Good luck with everything to the EF27 family. Keep yourself busy or you'll drive yourself nuts with negative thoughts.

[FrogMan]

sorry to hear this doc, you and your wife will be in my thoughts. Hang in there.

FM

[CleBrownsfan]

You & your wife will be in my thoughts... I'm sure everything will be okay....

[Subby]

Hang in there, my friend.

[Suicane75]

My thoughts are with you and your wife E.

[sachmo71]

Hope all is well, Eaglefan.

[CamEdwards]

prayers offered. hang in there, eaglesfan.

[flere-imsaho]

I echo what everyone else has said - my best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.

[Castlerock]

You are both in my thoughts and prayers today.

[digamma]

I'll be thinking of you. And reading here.

[JeeberD]

You and your wife will be in my thoughts, bud...

[vtbub]

In my thoughts.

[Raiders Army]

I'll be praying for you.

[3ric]

I feel for you, nothing worse than worrying and knowing you can't do anything except to be there for her. Best wishes to both of you.

[Franklinnoble]

I'm praying for you.

[sportsfan13]

I wish you and your wife all the luck in the world. Your family will be in my prayers tonite. Please keep us posted. i hope all goes well.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by bosshogg23

My wife who is an ER nurse says it could be a Bels Palsy situation. It affects the facial nerves and does go away after a time period. Migraines can also cause eye problems.

Best of luck to you and your family!

First thing I thought of. I have known several people who had this, and it sounds a lot like this. Then again, they may have already ruled this out.

My prayers are with you and your wife.

[Anthony]

good luck to you and your family.

[lurker]

I'll be praying for you and your family. Good luck.

[Desnudo]

I hope everything works out for the best EF.

[Kodos]

Hoping that it might provide you a little bit of comfort, I will relay a similar experience that I just went through. A couple days before this Christmas, I got a really bad headache. It was the second one I'd had in a couple weeks. I've always been prone to headaches, but these were worse than usual. Still, the headache went away for the most part after 8 hours or so, but on Christmas day I noticed that my left eyelid was droopy and my pupils were very different in size. After checking out the symptoms on the internet, my wife and I decided to go to the hospital, since there were all sorts of scary things associated with my symptoms, and the websites recommended seeking treatment immediately.

At the hospital on Christmas night, I had a CAT scan that came back normal, and then a few days later I had an MRI. It all came back normal, so the diagnosis is just migraines. Apparently, migraines can cause all sorts of things like different-sized pupils, drooping eyelids, etc. The neurologist said the symptoms would go away when the migraine finally went away totally (which it didn't for a couple of weeks), and the symptoms have gone away now for the most part. But in the first days, especially that first night, my wife and I were pretty scared about aneurysms, brain tumors, and other stuff like that, which was pretty scary, so I can relate to how you must feel. But it all turned out okay, and I'm hoping that your wife's problems will turn out to be something similar. Annoying but basically harmless headaches.

My thoughts will be with you, and I hope you have good news for us soon.

[Dutch]

I never thought I'd wish a migraine on anybody...but that's the case here (or less than, of course).

My thoughts and prayers are with you today.

Mike

[Eaglesfan27]

First of all, thank you all for the kind thoughts and words.

Secondly, I just finished getting her comfortable at home and she is doing well. It was a long 8-9 hours at the hospital today, but the news was worth it. They did an MRI, MRA, and an initial CT scan which all show no abnormalities. They think it could be atypical Bell's Palsy (which was definitely on my list of possibilities.) I say atypical because she doesn't have the definitive area of paralysis of the distribution of the 7th cranial nerve. It's also possible that it is due to atypical migraines he said. Finally, there is a slim possibility it is Myasthenia Gravis. He took some blood work to test for that as we left the hospital, but he doesn't think it is that (nor do I.)

The good news is we know it is not a tumor, aneurism, or Multiple Sclerosis. She'll follow up with the neurologist in 7-10 days, but he is treating her for Bell's Palsy for now since that is the most likely diagnosis which means she will be on Steroids and an antiviral for the next 10 days.

[SirFozzie]

Good to hear!

VERY good to hear