Hello Again,
Jackson's day was better today with regards to his fever, but he had a massive headache today which the neurology team are calling a migraine. He had some Tylenol throughout the night for his headache pain, but today it didn't help. They gave him some oxycodone today and that seemed to do the trick, but after the neurologist diagnosed a migraine, they said the opiate would help, but also cause a rebound headache. We decided to go with Compazine, which is used as an anti-nausea med but it also works well for migraines. He had a dose this afternoon and it has helped him alot. He is sleeping alot, but when he wakes up he is more alert and not complaining so much of his head. Poor Jackson has been through so much, and now he is experiencing a migraine. I have a history of migraine headaches, so they say it is genetic and something, possibly a virus that caused his fever and illness also caused a migraine. Hopefully he will not experience these on a regular basis.
Jackson is scheduled sometime tomorrow afternoon for his MRI. The neurology team was going to put in their own "two cents" about his MRI, so it sounds like there is something specific that they may want to check regarding the migraines. He has had no fever today, but he is still on the course of antibiotics. He has been drinking apple juice, but not really any appetite. I'm sure he is saving that for tomorrow, when he can't eat anything until after the MRI because of the anesthesia. That would be how Murphy's law works right?
Please say prayers for Jackson to have a clean scan tomorrow and for him to feel even better very soon. I will post again tomorrow evening after his scan and such.
Jenise
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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Hi Jenise~
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update. Poor little Jackson...migraines are no fun. I hope that he sleeps well tonight and that tomorrow he wakes up feeling much better.
Praying for a stable scan!
Take care,
Monica