angieD
11-10-2005, 08:07 PM
Hello everyone,
My son Craig who is 16 is tying me up in knots with worry.
He has been ill more than he's been well over the last 12 months .He gets one virus after another .
I'll start from the very beginning.
I only put 1 stone throughout the pregnancy .
He was born at 41 weeks weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces and 54 cms in length.
His skin was paper thin ,very dry with folds of skin ,the doctor said he would need feeding up.He developed a rash all over while in the hospital.
He was readmitted at 11 days old because of a respiratory infection.
He was a poor feeder and difficult to wind.He projectile vomitted regulary up to the age of 3yrs and suffered very bad diarrhea(sp)
He suffered eczema,glue ear ,tonsillitis chronically,he was tested for diabetes at 3yrs because he had excessive thirst -he used to drink 2 pints of liquid during the night,(first faint), he was physchologically assessed at 3yrs also,He had 2 sets of grommets inserted before the age of 6,He's had a history of faints (mainly because of medical and dental procedures)mildly asthmatic,He has very bad hayfever resulting in lots of time off in hayfever season(if we send him to school they send him back)dermographic skin, his skin is very sensitive to touch (he gets petechia)He is almost 6 foot tall and is stick thin but eats like a horse ,he's got a tremor. (can't think of anything else at the moment)
Since last winter he has had a proper raised butterfly rash (not all the time), like I mentioned before he's had virus after virus ,he's suffered with knee pain (was investigated for oswald shlatters disease (sp) but nothing was found.
Last thursday he suffered a dizzy turn outside his college(he goes one day a week from school) he ended up hitting the floor.On friday he had to have 2 teeth removed at the hospital under general anaesthetic ,he ended up in a bed with oxygen for a couple of hours because he had a fainting turn.The nurse was worried and wanted him to have a bloodtest.
oOn sunday he had a mouth full of ulcers ,his throat and mouth were all inflammed by tuesday .He started suffering with tiredness (falling asleep during the day)He got up this morning suffering with dizziness and his face rash is very vivid.
Craig is VERY needle phobic (to the point he has his teeth filled without having his gums numbed) what can I do?Do you think I'm worrying for nothing? Please help.
AngieD
My son Craig who is 16 is tying me up in knots with worry.
He has been ill more than he's been well over the last 12 months .He gets one virus after another .
I'll start from the very beginning.
I only put 1 stone throughout the pregnancy .
He was born at 41 weeks weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces and 54 cms in length.
His skin was paper thin ,very dry with folds of skin ,the doctor said he would need feeding up.He developed a rash all over while in the hospital.
He was readmitted at 11 days old because of a respiratory infection.
He was a poor feeder and difficult to wind.He projectile vomitted regulary up to the age of 3yrs and suffered very bad diarrhea(sp)
He suffered eczema,glue ear ,tonsillitis chronically,he was tested for diabetes at 3yrs because he had excessive thirst -he used to drink 2 pints of liquid during the night,(first faint), he was physchologically assessed at 3yrs also,He had 2 sets of grommets inserted before the age of 6,He's had a history of faints (mainly because of medical and dental procedures)mildly asthmatic,He has very bad hayfever resulting in lots of time off in hayfever season(if we send him to school they send him back)dermographic skin, his skin is very sensitive to touch (he gets petechia)He is almost 6 foot tall and is stick thin but eats like a horse ,he's got a tremor. (can't think of anything else at the moment)
Since last winter he has had a proper raised butterfly rash (not all the time), like I mentioned before he's had virus after virus ,he's suffered with knee pain (was investigated for oswald shlatters disease (sp) but nothing was found.
Last thursday he suffered a dizzy turn outside his college(he goes one day a week from school) he ended up hitting the floor.On friday he had to have 2 teeth removed at the hospital under general anaesthetic ,he ended up in a bed with oxygen for a couple of hours because he had a fainting turn.The nurse was worried and wanted him to have a bloodtest.
oOn sunday he had a mouth full of ulcers ,his throat and mouth were all inflammed by tuesday .He started suffering with tiredness (falling asleep during the day)He got up this morning suffering with dizziness and his face rash is very vivid.
Craig is VERY needle phobic (to the point he has his teeth filled without having his gums numbed) what can I do?Do you think I'm worrying for nothing? Please help.
AngieD