7 year old with complex l and lll defect
| Posted: November 11th 2008 | |
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keefe |
I have a 7 year old daughter with a complex l and lll defect diagnosed 18mths ago in Atlanta. She has microcephaly and short stature, gross and fine motor issues, choking episodes, speech delay expressive>receptive with voice quality concerns r/t muscle tone, profound visual impairment, "autistic features" by some folks estimation, GERD, severe constipation, ataxia, SI disorder, precocious puberty, and ketotic hypoglycemia. Despite all of her challenges she appears to have near normal cognitive function. Since diagnosis we haven't had much follow up and are feeling a bit lost. This September Lily developed severe anxiety related to school and as a result has been unable to attend. She is now being tutored at home and we discovered that she is more fatigued than she has been in the past. Her tutor finds Lily unable to sit in a chair as the effort of supporting her body drains too much energy. She makes it through two hours of tutoring daily, some days go very well and other days consist of multiple breaks and listening to stories while lying on the bed. Usually she naps a few times daily. Therapies are arranged in the afternoon 1-2 times weekly and she has difficulty participating due to fatigue. We finally have an appointment for follow up at the mitochondrial clinic at Boston Children's Hospital and are looking for guidance about what questions to ask. To date it seems the answer to every question is "there is no way to no, every child is different." This answer has left me feeling very much in the dark...it seems a very reactive rather than proactive approach. Does anyone out there have a child like Lily?? Perhaps a suggestion on questions I could bring along to the upcoming appointment??? **She did have an echocardiogram about 15mths ago which was normal. Her heart rhythm is a bit irregular and skips a beat now and then, I don't know if it has always done that? (just listening with my own stethescope). She also has a past history of mildly decreased oxygen saturation 92%-94% daytime, perhaps a bit less during sleep. |




my son has complex III with
Submitted by MotherWhimsey on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 11:27am.
Courey mom to Aniyah, 4.5 and Linden, 20 mos. Linden has Mito complex III deficiency with slight deficiencies in complexes I and II. He is o2 and tube dependant.
www.lindenberriesandrosebuds.blogspot.com
We actually tried the sleep
Submitted by keefe on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 12:39pm.
We actually tried the sleep study but because of Lily's sensory issues and fear she could not tolerate the necessary electrodes, etc. For this reason many tests have never been done such as EEG, EKG, repeat MRI. We know about the low O2 sats because I asked for a home monitor for a while after her speech therapist noted the voice quality issues. She will tolerate an O2 sat monitor on her toe with alot of effort and tape. At night she goes down to 85-88%, daytime she hovers around 92-94% (occasionally she gets up to 95-96%) but not for long. Her pediatrician was not concerned because she was able to self correct. Hopefully the Boston Clinic will be able to help us with this. Thank you so much...Oxygen was one of the things I have been thinking about quite a bit lately and hearing from you makes me feel much less in the dark!
does she sit at 85-88% at
Submitted by MotherWhimsey on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 10:56pm.
Courey mom to Aniyah, 4.5 and Linden, 20 mos. Linden has Mito complex III deficiency with slight deficiencies in complexes I and II. He is o2 and tube dependant.
www.lindenberriesandrosebuds.blogspot.com
KayJay, we are coming to
Submitted by stperron on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 8:50pm.
Stephanie Perron
Caringbridge.org/visit/teddyperron
As far as I know she bounces
Submitted by keefe on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 9:12pm.
Lily sounds a lot like
Submitted by stperron on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 10:01pm.
Stephanie Perron
Caringbridge.org/visit/teddyperron
Lily does have a chair, but
Submitted by keefe on Thu, 11/13/2008 - 9:54am.
Hi Stephanie, We travel
Submitted by kayjay on Thu, 11/13/2008 - 9:36pm.
Hi Stephanie,
We travel about one hour to see Dr. Korson. I lived in the Boston area for quite some time and have many idea's. This link below has a lot of fun idea's. I know the link sounds rather inappropriate but I assure you it is not! Hope this helps! Kayjay
http://www.sleeping-around.com/boston/fun_for_kids_in_boston.shtml