When my daughter was 3 years old, she came down with Bacterial Meningitis. She's a thriving, grown woman today but as her Mother I have an interest in the after effects of the Meningitis and her long term health.
Upon releasing us from the hospital, her Pediatrician asked that I let him know if I detected any personality change. I was a very young Mother at the time, and didn't understand what he meant. I asked his nurse and she only commented that sometimes small children that have been ill and in the hospital can get used to all the attention and act out afterwards. A couple of years ago, I was reading about the after effects of childhood Bacterial Meningitis and it talked about it often causing a personality change.
Have any of you experienced this? Are there any other long term health consequences you've dealt with as a result of you or your child's Childhood Bacterial Meningitis?
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