T is 15 months. I noticed yesterday that his left eyelid looked droopy. Today it's much more noticeable. It's not extreme or anything but I've never noticed it before so I can only assume it's just appeared.
I googled it, which was a mistake. Should I take him to the doctor for it? Can it be something that can wait until his next check up (in 3 months) or should I take him now? What would you do? Any experience?
pomegranate / 3521 posts
I would take him in now, if only for peace of mine.. And stay away from Google! Good luck.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
Is it worse when he is tired? I have a slightly droopy eyelid that is nothing.
Do his eyes track together? The best way to check is when there is a reflection in his eyes, does the reflection hit in the same spot on each eye (like, is it on the pupil in both)? We had C evaluated for strabismus (which can lead to a lazy eye) when she was much younger because our ped noticed her eyes were not quite as even as they should have been. In our case it was nothing and she grew out of it, but better to be safe than sorry I guess.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
Go to pediatrician tomorrow. He needs a full neuro exam.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
@Foodnerd81: He was super tired after I got off work today when I noticed it was more prominent.
@Mrs. Jacks: His ped is off on Wednesdays so I was going to call Thursday morning. Could it be serious?
papaya / 10343 posts
Does your ped have a nurse line? Whenever I'm in doubt I call the nurse line at our ped and they have given me great advice about when to worry and when not to worry (generally the answer is: don't worry). They could probably tell you how urgently T needs to be seen. I'm sure it is nothing but I'm a worrywart so I'd call and take him in some time this week 
grapefruit / 4418 posts
Is it a sudden change? Either way I think a call to the aFter hours Ped line is a good idea.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@artsyfartsy: see if you can get in with a different doc tomorrow. Can be no big deal, can be serious. You need a detailed neuro exam to tell.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
@Mae: @catomd00: The after hours machine gives the number to the nurse desk at the hospital the clinic is an extension of.
@Mrs. Jacks: I hate to take him to another doctor we don't know. We have in the past when his ped was on vacation and got extremely different answers once we followed up with his doctor. T has some medical history (nothing serious) and I just feel more comfortable having his doc look at him. Not opposed to it but it just sucks that his doctor isn't in on Wednesdays.
I'll probably try the hospital nurses first
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
Blah. I told myself I wouldn't get worked up but I'm so panicked right now. T has been through the ringer with tests and medical issues and EI. I just can't stomach the fact that even if it turns out to be nothing he has a lot of tests to go through. 
papaya / 10343 posts
@artsyfartsy: sorry you're dealing with this. i swear these kids lay awake at night figuring out how to freak us out sometimes with the most random crap..... lol
grapefruit / 4712 posts
@artsyfartsy: hope you hear back from the after hours line soon. Thinking of you. 
grapefruit / 4321 posts
If he needs a neurology work up I would think you'll probably be referred out to a specialist any way... I would call the nurses line now and then see whatever doc can see you ASAP tomorrow to figure out a plan. Better to be safe than sorry.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
I called the nurses line. They took my info and they're going to call me back.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
They gave me some red flags to watch out for tonight that would warrant a trip to the nearest Children's hospital ER. He's asleep though and perfectly fine, but keeping an eye out. As long as he's still fine all night then it's fine to wait until the morning.
The nurse talked to the on call doctor and they said to have him seen tomorrow. So I'm gonna call first thing and have him seen by another one of the clinic's pediatricians. Unfortunately T's doctor is the closest to us and is the only pediatrician at that branch. The nearest sister clinics are over an hour away.
I mentioned T's recent mention of low muscle tone at his last check up and that worried them a little. So I'm in panic mode. Can't believe a small observation that his eyelid was a little droopy led to this. I'm scared for my poor baby.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@artsyfartsy: one step at a time... You did the right thing to call. He needs a thorough neuro exam tomorrow and then you and the doc can figure out next steps.
For tonight you know what to watch for and you have a whole bunch of people sending good thoughts your way. Hug!
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: thank you for your comment earlier. I would have waited until Thursday to call his doc. I hate that we're in this situation again but I feel a little better having spoken to someone.
My poor boy has had so many tests done. I've heard him cry in fear more times than I can handle. To know he's going to go through that again tomorrow makes me not want to go to sleep tonight. I wish I could protect him from all of this.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@artsyfartsy: tomorrow they'll just look at him. Should be nothing overly scary
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: good. That's so relieving to hear. I was thinking MRIs and scans.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: What if he woke up this morning and it's gone? I can't tell at all now.
Never mind. I can see it. It's just not as noticeable
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Hope this is one of those situations where we over worry and everything is ok!
honeydew / 7303 posts
@artsyfartsy: you and T are in my thoughts! Hoping it's no big deal
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@artsyfartsy: good luck today. I hope they can evaluate him quickly and easily and it turns out to be nothing.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
@yellowbird: @regberadaisy: Thank you both. I hope so too. Yesterday I was in full blown panic mode but I woke up this morning a little more level headed. Seeing him play and be himself reassures me a bit. We have an appointment at 1:30pm to get it checked out.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@artsyfartsy: the doctor will need to know if it gets worse throughout the day and is better in the morning. My hope is that it does get better and it's just some post-viral thing.
honeydew / 7504 posts
@artsyfartsy: Thinking of you! My left eyelid droops when I'm tired (or drunk). When I was an infant I had to wear eyepatches to strengthen the muscle. The pediatrician thought it was because I got stuck in the birth canal between contractions.
pomelo / 5791 posts
@artsyfartsy: Good luck at your appt! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's something small, like seasonal allergies or some eye irritation or something.
cherry / 215 posts
@artsyfartsy: Please keep up posted! I noticed something similar with my boy this week too. However, it was extremely subtle...like my husband didnt' think it was a problem, but I could just barely tell. I couldn't tell if it was droopy or puffy, but whaterver it was, it was just barely noticeable. It went on like 2-3 days and is better now. I was wondering if it was allergies or something? I don't know, but I'd love to hear what they say.
Also, what were the signs they told you to look out for?
eggplant / 11716 posts
Hope everything is okay! keep us updated later today after you find out more info.
I also have a droopy eyelid when I'm tired or when I first wake up in the morning--that eyelid also puffs more when I have seasonal allergies, for some reason. When I wake up in the morning, that eyelid is sometimes literally closed and I don't even notice until I've been awake for a couple of minutes and I have to think about it to open it, haha.
I never had the droopy eyelid problem until I was 13 and got a shard of glass in my eye that cut the cornea--I had to wear an eyepatch for a week and for some reason, it's been 'weak' ever since then.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
@twodoghouse: Thank you!!
@Mrs. Jacks: It's becoming more noticeable as the day progresses. He's also kind of sleepy. I'm taking pictures whenever I can to try and document it.
@littlebug: My right eye is a little droopy, but it's not my eyelid but the skin under my eyebrow that droops down some. I thought T was just developing something similar but apparently it's not really supposed to just "develop" suddenly.
@ValentineMommy: I hope so too. I hope I'm just being paranoid. I mentioned he's had allergies the past week but it's starting to clear. The nurse on the phone said that since it's just in one eye they don't think it could be that. But she didn't actually see it either so who knows! It doesn't look swollen/irritated to me but I also don't know really what I'm looking at.
@lulibee: Disorientation, respiratory problems, and something else but honestly I forgot the last thing now.
@Anagram: I can't think of anything that may have caused it. He's at daycare all day so I don't know if something happened then, but I would think anything serious enough to cause it we would have known about it.
clementine / 770 posts
I have a friend whose eye gets droopy when she's tired or had a few too many drinks. ( how her mom always caught us drinking as teenagers) it didn't seem to be a problem or affect her in any other way.
Hopefully it's just something like that. Sending good thoughts your way.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
Not a satisfying appointment. This doctor was nice enough but I just felt like he was clueless to the situation and made a quick decision without really getting to know T or his background. He checked his eyes with a light and said that it looks fine but referred us to a pediatric eye doctor to see later this week.
I'm debating on just taking him to see his regular doctor tomorrow and getting a second opinion. At least he can refer us to an eye doctor closer to home. This is a 2 hour drive to be seen at this clinic.
This is what I was afraid of happening. I wish I could have waited until tomorrow to see HIS doctor but I wasn't comfortable with taking that chance. 
ETA: The eye doctor couldn't get him in until next week so I just told them I was going to follow up with his ped tomorrow and have him refer us somewhere closer to home if that's what he wants. They said that was fine
eggplant / 11716 posts
@artsyfartsy: keep us posted on what happens today! Hopefully, it's nothing.
honeydew / 7463 posts
@artsyfartsy: I would totally do the same, I'd call his normal doc today and schedule a sick visit so you can be seen. Better safe than sorry!
Sorry you're going through all of this, hope it's nothing in the end!
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
His ped today said it looked fine. He noticed the droop but after a few tests he said it was probably nothing serious.
Referring us to an eye doc to follow up but he said he's 99% sure she'll say the same.
So that's good! I'm relieved. Although I'm feeling kind of silly for overreacting.
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