Home Bound Status.

[EmersonAilidh]

Everytime I wake up with one of my headaches it gets a little harder to push myself to get out of bed & go to school. It's not just a little headache. Everytime I move even the slightest bit it feels like I might vomit. It feels like someone is pinching my entire brain. It hurts so bad. If I'm being totally honest I chose to type this over finishing my makeup because I know that if I don't do it right now I won't be able to once this headache right now gets worse. When I have them at home I lay down & don't move or speak for literally hours. When I get them in school it's just beyond miserable.

 

What exactly is homebound status?? Do you get to take all of the same classes as if you were going to school? Like, advanced classes & electives & stuff. They send a tutor to YOU? Or you find one? I'm just wondering about everyone's experiences with this because I am so tired of teachers accusing me of not paying attention when really all of my attention & concentration is just devoted to sitting up straight & not crying.

[tpotter]

Those headaches sound like either migraines or caused by inflammation in the brain. I would suggest you see a dr (maybe neurologist) about those.)

 

As far as homebound is concerned. You would need to get a doctor's order, and it would be for a set amount of time (in PA it's up to 90 days at a time.) They would send teachers to you, and they would teach you what you are currently learning. It's usually about 1 hour per day, but you can learn a whole lot more individually than you can in a classroom, and you are assigned work to do on your own.

 

Good luck.

[emmalily]

I did homebound twice before pulling out all together. I had a tutor for one hour a week in each main subject (electives and gym they had me cover on my own). They are supposed to get you a tutor for each subject but the second time I had homebound they were having a budget crisis/teacher's union problems (i.e. some sort of BS) and could only get me one teacher for physics/chemistry/pre-calculus and he was not qualified for teaching any of them. Before that I had had my actual teachers (from the classes) or department heads tutor me. So if you do it try to get them to give you the best tutor they can find. And make sure they make a real schedule for these teachers so that you're actually caught up before you return to school.

It's a great program, but hard with high school and all the different classes. We can definitely talk more about it if you'd like to.

Sorry about those headaches, too

[EAMom]

I agree, see a neurologist (or even ask your regular doc?) for the headaches.

 

Have you tried Imitrix? That worked well for my headaches. I didn't see a neurologist, my reg. doc just rx'd it.

[EmersonAilidh]

My Mom is pretty understanding & let me stay home until the headache abated today. She gets migraines, but for some reason I just really don't think that's what these are. They're nothing like her headaches, first off, & I'm not sensitive to light or sound. When I sit or stand up it seriously feels like what I would imagine getting hit in the head with a hammer feels like. When it throbs, which it always does, it travels. If it's in my neck you can SEE it throbbing. If it's in my head I can feel the fabric of my pillow actually moving to the "rhythm" of the throb when I lie down. It's so powerful that on the rare occasion it moves to my jaw it seriously makes my teeth chatter.

 

EAMom ~ My Mom has Imitrex for her migraines & has offered it to me more than once but I am more than a bit skittish when it comes to pills. Plus, I know that the Imitrex makes her feel pretty bad when she takes it so I'm a bit warier than usual. :/

 

EmmaLily ~ When it gets bad I always consider homeschool/homebound status/whatever else, but I really do enjoy pushing through the typical school experience. My school might be horrible & I might hate having to go even when I feel terrible, but if anyone understands what I mean when I say that it's nice to just do something NORMAL, it would be you. I would like to just remain in public school & get it over with, but every now & then I have my moments of weakness where I wonder if that's the best idea.

 

TPotter ~ Thank you! I can't imagine my district/school would be very accommodating as far as homebound or anything like that is concerned, but it's a nice option to have in the back of my mind.

 

 

 

 

Conveniently enough, I have an appointment with a NEW neurologist tomorrow at 2:30. Main things I plan on bringing up are the headaches & the abnormal EEG results that were never looked into. I have a consult with a polysomnography specialist (can't remember when though), but could a neurologist also deal with or at least shed some light on the Narcoleptic symptoms?