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Originally Posted by Eric Hahl
Some other mental issue that might be overlooked? That's all I got. Sorry to hear this bud.
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This is exactly what happened to my son.
Over the space of 6 months he went from a very happy, polite, active and out going teenager to a sulky, grumpy, argumentative, lazy, increasingly clumsy, not interested in doing anything teenager
It was a gradual decline and we just didn't connect the dots as we just thought puberty was giving him a real tough time
Even his local doctor didn't connect the dots but luckily another doctor who had looked after his long running digestive problem did. She told my wife when she explained everything to take him straight to our local hospital A and E for a check up.
A brain scan showed up an abnormal growth so he was rushed straight to a bigger hospital. His condition was caught just in time and he was rushed into brain surgery the next day to clear a blocked cerebrospinal fluid drain channel.
Basically his brain juice pressure had been building up over months which was causing all his behavioral issues and clumsiness, as well as him needing glasses due to a distorted optic nerve
Looking back I feel guilty as my reaction to his problems was the tough love approach
but we're very fortunate everything turned out well in the end as within a few weeks after a very brief hospital stay he was back to normal.
I wish you, your family and especially your daughter all the luck in the world with this as I know what a worrying time it must be for all of you.