4mth old- One pupil double the size of the other- PLEASE HELP.

[MyFourCubs]

Ok, everyone I have been reluctant to start this but I am quite desperate. I took photos of my bub a few days ago and when I uploaded them I noticed that his left pupil was double the size of his right. I had a look at him (in the flesh) and there is a very noticeable difference in size - it varied depending on the light but one eye (his left) can dilate but the other doesn't really change at all, hence that one ends up double the size of the other. I made a Drs appointment for him but not il tommorrow- I googled and came up with several seriously scary causes such as brain injury, stroke, tumour etc and I am worried sick. I called the MedHelp line and she said it was so unusual there is not really a protocol on it but after 45mins said just to take him to the Dr within 24hrs as there are no other symptoms. he is absolutley 100% fine in every other way- happy, alert, bright, feeding and sleeping well- no issues. I am absolutley panicking though and if Dh was home would take him up to the hospital. I don't know what to do.

Any feedback would be appreciated- thanks.:(

[zombiekitty]

I'd be going to the Dr

[MyFourCubs]

I have an appointment tommorrow- today I am home with 3 other children and the Dr is refusing to give me an earlier appointment and has told me that if it's "that urgent" to take him to the ER. I guess that's what I'm trying to determine- is it that urgent?? Looking at his photos, the difference in his pupils has been there for a long time- just not this noticeable.

Don't pussyfoot around me please- give it to me straight and tell me what could be wrong.:(

[Hollywood]

I would be going to the ER....

[Gandalf]

no idea what it could be - but i'd be dumping the kids with someone friendly and taking him to the er asap :no: that doesn't sound good at all to me.

:hugs::hugs::hugs:
hope it turns out to be a false alarm though :(

[kar]

Hon pack the kids up and go, not because I think it means something is seriously wrong (I wouldn't have a clue) but because you are going to be panicing until you do :hugs:

[MothersMilk]

Go to the ER - better to go and discover it is nothing vs leave it and find out it is something.

Hope all is okay :hugs:

[Ana Gram]

The ER will be able to determine if it is urgent. If you are worried, it is better to go and have your worries alleviated that not go.

[zombiekitty]

I'm not 'pussyfooting', I'm just not a Dr so I am not even going to speculate as to what could be wrong.
Go to the ER

[MyFourCubs]

Sorry hun that honestly wasn't directed at you.:no: I just meant in general- give it to me straight.

Thanks everyone, guess that's where we are going......

[Mrs Nietzsche]

I can well imagine the horror of going to the ER with 4 kids. I don't think it's really feasible. Are you in Brisbane? There's a medical centre for semi-emergencies in Wynnum.. I would just try another doctor, a walk in clinic etc and try and offload a couple of children somewhere. Can your husband come home?

I don't think it is urgent but you'll need to ask someone about it, and obviosuly you'll fear the worst until you are able to do so.. and none of us are doctors of course.

Good luck. Can your parents mind your other kids?

[MunchiesMummy]

Hope all ok. I would go to er too x

[MyFourCubs]

Thanks Mrs N that's exactly my issue- Included is my 5 year old ASD son and my 4 year old who, put together, is a recipe for utter disaster- I have rung my DH he thinks I'm over reacting though:rolleyes: but I do think i'll take him in as soon as he does get home. It's difficult because there is literally nothing else wrong with him- I ahve visions of us sitting in house DR for hours:(

[mummy2Luca]

good luck. Id say dont panic. What ever it is you say you have seen in photos for awhile so it probably isnt going to cause a major issue within the next hour. Just wait until your DH is home and take him up to the emergency room. Good luck :)

[kar]

good luck. Id say dont panic. What ever it is you say you have seen in photos for awhile so it probably isnt going to cause a major issue within the next hour. Just wait until your DH is home and take him up to the emergency room. Good luck :)

good point.

[OurLittleBlessing]

Please try not to worry sweetie.

Personally, I wouldn't be rushing off to ER if this is something that has been noticeable for a while. Just make a dr's appointment for the first available opportunity that you can take bub by yourself.

HUGS honey.

My DD2 has an eye condition, and I remember the early stress of trying to find out what on earth was going on. But Please try not to jump the gun here. Try not to worry until you have something definite to worry about.

Good luck!

[Pregnor]

I personally would wait to the dr appt, as its not as if its just happened and he has no other symptoms.

Has the chn/gp/paed ever noticed it at his routine checks? Maybe you could call your chn and discuss it with her?

[Annabella]

You poor thing, please let us know how you go.

[MyFourCubs]

OK so our paed just rang (or his secretary did) she had filled him on the situation and he said that in the absence of any accompanying or worriesome symptoms then he is unconcerned at the moment and to just get the GP to check him over tommorrow. I am reluctant to race him into the ER against his advice as he is one of the three paeds who work in the hospital and I would feel a bit stupid, as well as I agree with many of the points raised here and it is FREEZING tonight and I have 4 children here with me- I don't think anything is going to happen between today and tommorrow:fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed: Hasn't eased my worrying though, I feel sick:(

Thankyou very much for the feedback everyone, it is very valued:hugs:

[Hollywood]

Yes it must be worrying. I hope he is ok :hugs:

[SuPeRsTaRrR]

M4c- I agree with the paed! Unless something changes I think it'd be a lot easier tomorrow with only Ds!! :)

[WorkingClassMum]

What did the GP say? :hugs:

[MamaC]

Hi MFC :hugs:
I hope you've had some answers today :hugs:

My friend's little boy had the same thing and it turned out to be a very rare disorder. There's a couple of types of this particular disorder and one of them can be significant (but from memory not life threatening) and the other is of no concern whatsoever. Her little one was about the same age as your bub when she first noticed it and had it seen to. He had to have an MRI under a GA, but that's it.

:hugs: Try not to worry too much - I know, easier said than done!
:fingerscrossed: it's nothing to worry about.

[biscotti]

How horribly stressful for you :( :fingerscrossed: that everything is ok :hugs:

[MyFourCubs]

Thanks everyone- My GP tbh was not overly concerned but he admitted that he is not "equipped" or qualified to dx an eye problem in an infant so he rang and got us an "urgent" appointment with the paed opthamologist for the 25th May. (Yes that's URGENT, lol, the normal wait is 10 months, at the moment.) He said in the absence of any other symptoms he thinks it's unlikely to be anything sinister and most likely just a problem with his eye muscles (or the muscle in one eye- the one that doesn't really change.) It could be a vision or neuro issue caused by is condition in utero, ie. brain damage caused by the heart failure and hydrops. At the end of the day I can live with that, it was always a risk when we continued the pregnancy, at the moment he shows no other signs of it though he is alert and happy and meeting his milestones. To be perfectly 100% honest though I don't really give a rats if he has some brain damage I would take that over a tumour.:(

I do take consolation in the fact that my Dr isn't really worried but it will be a long wait til he is seen by the eye specialist.

Thank you for all your feedback and hugs, I will update after the appointment:hugs::hugs::hugs:

[LnW]

o goodness im so glad the gp says its ok. i bet it will b a very long wait!!!!! big hugs to u!!!!!!:hugs:

[Bell & Bug]

I'm glad your doctor took you seriously.

We noticed the same thing in my DD1 (now 3) when she was a baby, the same way you did too, in a photo. In certain light we would then notice it too, all the time. We took her to the doctor who at that time couldn't see the size difference and insinuated that we were being paranoid.
It was only recently that we learnt that it is actually normal to have a size difference in pupils, but the difference is very rarely noticeable to the naked eye.

I hope the appointment at the specialist goes well, and please do let us know how it goes.

*Excuse my autocorrect, it hates me.*

[twitch]

Hi myfourcubs, I just found this. My DS is blind in one eye so I know a tiny bit about eyes and I would hazard a guess that it's a neurological thing. Is it constantly dilated? Soes the size change when you shine a torch in? I am sure it's nothing sinister. Good luck with your appointment tomorrow xx

[MyFourCubs]

Thanks hun, we are leaving in about half an hour!!:):fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed:

[OurLittleBlessing]

Good luck!

[Myztik]

Hope the appointment went well and it's nothing serious :hugs:

[bAaM]

Oh MFC how scarey for you, I am praying for you its something fixable. :hugs:

[twitch]

How did you go?

[DairyfreeDiva]

My ds had exactly the same thing and I took him to the dr and eye specialist and he was fine. Apparently it's normal to have different size pupils as long as they dilate when a torch is shone in them. Hope it's the same for your little one.... But try not to stress. It's easy for me to say when it happened to me I was a nut and searched through photos and found lots where one eye was red as well and after googling I got hysterical as I was sure it was a tumour....

[waterlily]

Im the same One of my pupils is very noticeably larger then the other.

I've had eye test, cat scans ect. All fine. Everyone seems to think I had some type of head trauma to cause it. Mum said the only head trauma I've ever had was having my cord wrapped around my neck during labour (almost died) but who know what the real cause was, no one ive seen really knows. I have had no problems. I have poor eye sight but that's unrealted

Good luck, I hope you got good news at the Docs.

[Frangi]

MFC hope u got good news today!

[lovemybabies!]

Hope the appointment went well and all is ok

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[veve]

dammit .. I got to the end of the thread and I expected an update :laughing:

I neeeeed closure!!! :hugs: I hope the appointment went ok .. and that the news was better than your inital thoughts :hugs:

[kiz]

Hey MFC how'd it all go? I've written bout this somewhere in the SN forum! Bree's eyes only dilate when the light is shone in a particular spot. She has pale optic discs as a result of her neurological issues. It may impair her vision response, but not her vision. Meaning she can see fine, but "might" take a few extra seconds to process it. If it does turn out to be CVI (Cortical Vision Impairment) it's not that bad :)


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