Jamie Migraine

Here is your kid update for this week.<br /><br />Auri is doing well, still very busy. Chemistry honors is making her stretch her brain muscles (esp. the math) :) It doesn't help that she has missed so many classes due to Volleyball. She is planning to go to Missoula this afternoon to see a movie with some friends from school. (Update- movie was moved to next weekend) She has found a group that she gets along with well-they even have seen Monty Python!! :) We opened her bank account in Frenchtown and she has full access to withdraw and deposit and even has an ATM card. We discussed the premise and rules of banking and that she had only 1 chance to have an ATM card-one overdraft and she would lose the privilege. She has been babysitting and wants to deposit some money in her bank. I am proud of her and support her growth. We will transfer 1/2 their money from Vegas to Frenchtown, but leave the LV bank open for when she goes there for the summer; as she will need a bank to put her paychecks in (she plans on working this summer) She may even get a job at the Frenchtown grocery or restaurant when she turns 16. She will have a learning lab/study hall next semester and therefore a lighter academic load. So, she would be able to work part-time.<br /><br />Jamie is also having to make up a lot of missed work from missing school related to Soccer. The school sends out letters to parents when their child is at risk (weekly). I got one this week for Jamie related to his English- at risk and Science- failing (due to missing assignments/low scores/incomplete). He has since turned in this work, but with soccer straining his time in school and for homework, he will have to buckle down a little harder. We are not riding him about this, as he is well motivated to stay eligible to play with his team. He seems to be doing well even without any allowances at this time (excepting a small learning lab class-only 6 students). I have a meeting set up with the special ed people (and his teachers) to discuss, assess and redo his IEP to fit into the FHS system (as it is much different thin the Vegas system and his current IEP is not feasible or even possible at FHS).<br /><br />He is progressing well in soccer and is now very proud that he is better then 5 other team players (almost half) according to the team captains.<br /><br />Of importance to all: Jamie had a bad day yesterday (saturday), but not related to behavior or grades. Around 1pm he complained of loss of peripheral vision in his right eye. He also admitted to a headache so he took 3 advil (he also has a sprained ankle) and left for the soccer game. On the bus it hurt to move his eyes, so he kept them closed. He played on the game for about 10-15 min then blacked out on the field. He was only out for a brief moment and woke up on the ground looking up at his team captain (who was closest to him when he fell). He sat the rest of the game out. We picked him up afterwards, and he stated he was fine (of course). We had dinner and ice cream (at <a href="http://www.bigdippericecream.com/">Big Dipper</a>-Yummy!!!) and Auri and Jamie were being silly in the back seat. Jamie suddenly cried out and stated that his head hurt when he laughed.<br /><br />3 strikes: off to the ER we go. Upon arrival he added that his head hurt when he turned quickly, but moving slowly did not bother him. All head pain was in the back on his head toward the left side. The MD did a good assessment, EKG &#38; CAT scan. EKG was perfectly normal. CAT scan showed a calcification in his right frontal lobe that requires further follow-up but is probably not related directly to Jamie's current problem (maybe his other problems?? or maybe even just an unusual anatomy (i.e. a bundle of vessels and not a calcification at all).<br /><br />His diagnosis: new onset-Migraine headache. Welcome to the family curse :) Although I freely admit a strong family history of migraines (everyone in my family has terrible migraines) I thought Jamie too young... then I remembered that he was 14.5 yrs. old... and we all started having HA in our teens... bummer :( They gave him phenergan and that helped. He has a slight HA this morning. He will be scheduled for a MRI on Monday to evaluate the area of calcification in his brain and I will try to find an MD to follow-up with next week. I will keep you up-to-date as we followup with the doctor. HE IS IN NO RISK AT THIS TIME.<br /><br />I will be in Las Vegas this week for MD appts and follow up. Jan is taking care of the kids, animals and home :) Our montana home is definitely keeping us busy. This week: electrical problems, and the well went out and had to be repaired, the same day as the pump for the creek went out (of course) so we had no water for a day, until Jan was able to get it repaired the next afternoon. He is so handy (with the help of some very nice neighbors)!!! <br /><br />The horses and Kizzie have been going through health issues but seem to be improving. Kizzie seems to have caught Giardia which is surprising until your see her in the creek attacking and biting and practically drowning herself trying to catch the water as it flows over the rocks.... silly dog! She has soo much fun; she goes crazy!!! Romeo is doing much better since he started obedience classes. Auri is doing better also; she is learning to have patience and control her temper... good skills for her to develop.<br />