8 yo DS losing weight for no apparent reason

[BrainSurgeon]

I'm getting quite worried about DS. He grew by 4 cm in the last six months but lost half a kilo....
He has lost some of his apetite and been more anxious in the last few weeks - scared of the dark, scared of storms turning into hurricanes, that kind of thing... But I'm not sure that can justify his weight loss...
We have seen a pediatrician who expressed some concern and ordered lots of tests (blood, urine, poo, the lot)
Waiting for test results and worrying myself sick - anyone had similar experiences?

[idontlikealdi]

Growing 4cm is a lot and half a kilo isn't a huge amount to be honest. The anxiety sounds like a bigger issue. Hope his tests come back clear.

[BrainSurgeon]

He just looks so skinny at the moment, it's scary how some of his bones started poking through his skin
It has never happened before, he always had a steady, proportional growth...

[Witchend]

I don't think that's a massive worry. Dd1 had pneumonia when she was 8yo and when weighed for medications we found she was 2kg less than when she'd previously been weighed 2 years previously-and it took her about a year to get back up to that weight.
Although concern was raised-she was weighed approximately monthly, the conclusion was reached that she was perfectly normally developing and there were no extra issues. Over that time she did have times when her weight dropped again in a month, but again, it seemed to be just something that happened.

[MrsCampbellBlack]

Am sure the Doctor will have checked that he isn't excessively thirsty or going to the loo loads as that along with tiredness and weight loss are symptoms of type on diabetes. But I am sure they have ruled that out.

Hopefully you'll get some answers soon.

[BrainSurgeon]

Thank you very much for the reassurance I need it

[BrainSurgeon]

Just got the blood test results and quite a few are off charts. Completely freaked on the inside, waiting to see the pediatrician

[BrainSurgeon]

I'm desperate hoping to be told it's nothing to worry about

[idontlikealdi]

I'm sorry to hear that op - have you had any follow up yet?

[AMR123456]

Hope it's nothing too serious & he's better soon x

[AMR123456]

Hope it's nothing too serious & he's better soon x

[kittybiscuits]

Thinking of you and your boy Brain

[BrainSurgeon]

Hello, sorry I disappeared.
Pediatrician thinks the variations to normal are minor, and that he probably has a virus

[BrainSurgeon]

I have looked up the test results and chatted to a doctor friend. DS seems likely to have a mild form of anemia that causes red blood cells to be smaller and more numerous than usual.

[BrainSurgeon]

Still waiting for results for cultures (wee & poo) and allergy tests.

thank you so much xx