adenoids and migrines

my 9 year old daughter is a 4 year cancer survivior( acute lymphoblastic leukemia). During her treatmetn she was diagnosed with migraines and also we discovered she has a cyst in the penial gland of her brain.  her migraines have gotten to be almost weekly and very strong so last week we had a mri of the brain with no contrast to see what was happening. we were told her cyst isthe same but her adenoids (adenoids) were infected and to see an ent asap...over the phone the ent said we may want to consider having them taken out but he will know more when he looks her over.....Is this common??? i have had migraines my whole life ( now age 40) and never had adenoids (adenoids) mentioned to me..ever.....

please advise??

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi,

How is your daughter?

Tonsils and adenoids (adenoids) may be chronically  infected and may increase the risk for repeated sore throats, sinusitis, ear infections, difficulty swallowing and difficulty breathing since enlarged adenoids (adenoids) may block the air passages.Sinusitis, inflammation of the adenoids (adenoids) and ear infections may cause headaches that may be mistaken as a migraine.

Discuss your concerns with your child's physician so that proper assessment be done. Discuss with her the type of anesthesia that will be used, the risks involved and the general outcome of the procedure considering your child's medical history. It is important to have everything clear .

Continue to reassure your daughter and just stay strong for her. Your physicians after a thorough assessment should know that this procedure may be necessary.

Keep in touch.

[momofcancerkid]

as i stated my daughter is 91/2 years old and a cacner survivior...i was lloking for info on this relationship ..i dont understand why you wrote what you did..it just did not seem to answer any of my thoughts at all....

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi,

I am sorry.I must have misunderstood your main concern.

The way I understand it you were asking regarding the adenoids (adenoids) and its relationship with migraines? Is this correct? You are also concerned on why the ENT was considering removing  the adenoids (adenoids)?

Do please enlighten me on this.