If I attempt to drive away in the car she chases me down the street screaming. If I am not able to have surgery this summer I run the risk of having a complete stage four pelvic organ prolapse. It's not an emergency, it would just be better to be able to plan being home for 6-8 weeks. I shared all of this information with a psychiatrist, who is quite good and I do trust, and he is absolutely adamant that she is not a candidate for medication. He's definitely not conservative as far as meds go. Local psychiatrists are $300 for the first visit and $150 for each follow-up visit. Very few see teens. I really cannot afford to doctor hop and hope that someone will prescribe a medication that may or may not work, unfortunately. Although I definitely want her to get better monetary resources are limited. Her pediatrician is not conservative as far as medications either, and she definitely thinks medication is not warranted in this case.

I'm reading up on teletherapy options that would work well for adolescents.

Yes. Our pediatrician is extremely progressive. She tested for every tick-borne illness there is. She also ruled out PANS

I lean a bit this way. I am a no nonsense kind of person generally, I am just afraid of making things worse.

We last saw the psych end of May and pediatrician beginning of June. Cardiologist was in April

I ordered all of the books everyone recommended. She really wants to help with VBS this month, so I will be driving her to church in the early morning and sitting close by so she can participate. She is able to do all of her normal stuff as long as I am nearby, so I am trying to get her to quite a few things. She was invited to parties, swimming and sleep overs 8 times last week alone, but I couldn't go and stay with her for those, so she didn't get to go.

These are the kinds of things we are trying to do. Pre-covid, this was my most outgoing kid. Always spending the night with friends. She is very extroverted and outgoing.

If meds were recommended, I'd do it in a heartbeat

She is okay with DH. I tried to talk her into staying with grandparents, but she won't. She has been going to run neighborhood errands with her 18 yo sister to practice getting away from me. They are gone about 10 minutes at a time.

Just popped that into my Amazon cart, thanks!

I'll order the book! This is something we've been talking about, that she has to get used to the idea that she is going to feel scared/uncomfortable a lot before this gets better. No, she won't talk to anyone else, she is very afraid of having a melt down in public.

I am a non-anxious person. I am getting concerned about the fact that I need to have surgery in the next 4 weeks or I have to wait a year, but my DD doesn't know about that issue.

She has had a full physical with bloodwork, a full cardiac work up and seen the psychiatrist. Both pediatrician and psychiatrist strongly agree that medication is not a good fit for her issues. She only has separation anxiety, zero symptoms of anything else.

That's a good idea!

This is what we are doing. At the rate things are moving it will take years .

That's a good idea

Over the course of Covid lockdown my normally outgoing 14-year-old has developed severe separation anxiety. She is simply completely unable to do anything unless I am present. We were home for 6 months then returned to homeschool co-op twice a week for masked classes. She was able to attend class, but I was in the building the entire time. Everyone in our house is now vaccinated and she would love more than anything to go hang out with friends, but she literally cannot be away from me. We consulted with a psychiatrist two months ago who gave us some tips and ideas, but did not recommend any sort of medication. Counseling was recommended as a possibility but counselors in our area are booked 9 months out. My teen is miserable because she can't go do anything fun but she has been looking forward to for over a year. I am miserable because I can't even go put gas in the car without having someone with me. I haven't been able to go to any normal appointments such as the dentist or doctor because she has to be with me. I really need to have surgery this summer but I'm not going to be able to because of her anxiety. I thought about trying genetic testing to see if there was something we could supplement her diet with that would help. We are trying things like having her walk down the block 100 ft and then come back. Any other ideas of things we could try? She's desperate to get back to normal.

You are taking my words WAY out of context. I didn't say you were a head case. I said if you felt grief over someone else's choice to remove breast tissue, then you might wish to seek counseling. You are way over the top with your response.

If I had a breast cancer diagnosis, no matter how small the lesions, I would do a double mastectomy immediately. If I had a gene that predisposed me, I would have a double mastectomy as soon as possible. I am always surprised when people want to keep their breasts if disease is imminent. If you are truly feeling grief for this, you might wish to consider counseling.

Thank you! I am looking at the Brava

I am also a much better window shopper!

I'd definitely look at tech that I don't *need* but would like to have. Maybe a new Surface Pro

Thanks! The reviews are so mixed that I can't get a good picture of whether or not they actually work

I have a Roomba and use it constantly, but would love to get a mopping robot. The reviews on those seem really mixed thought. Does anyone happen to have a mopping robot they love?

If you had a $500 credit or gift card at Amazon, what would be on your must buy list?