Trip after trip to the gp, have been told the usual "there's nothing wrong, probably just a virus, give him plenty of fluids & paracetamol". 3 weeks of this and he's still no better.
It started as inflamed tonsils, his tonsils are very big anyway and will be likely to have them out in a few years, but every now and then they get very big and red. GP - no tonsilitis - just give paracetamol. According to ds1 he was sick a few times in the night over the weekend while they were at my exes.
He's been complaining of tummy aches and leg aches. GP - tummy - attention seeking, legs - growth spurt - give paracetamol.
Very itchy bum - treated for worms.
He's okish during the day but get to approx 4-5pm and he just flags. Goes very white, red sunken eyes, looks like crap and like he hasn't slept for a week. He hasn't eaten dinner since Weds, although is eating breakfast & lunch. Evening time he gets very hot, temp showing as 38 on our thermometer (I think it's about 1/2 a degree out). All he wants to do is lay down on settee. Been going up to bed about 6 and falling straight to sleep, very unlike him. Coughing all night long (not an asthmatic cough at all, almost whoops, but not quite) - doesn't cough at all during the day, gp- chest clear, he'll get over it.
He's now very snuffly as well although not a lot coming out when nose is blown and his breath absolutely stinks (but tonsils are not up now (very big but no bigger than is normal for him))
Complaining of "every part of me hurts", also occasionally complaining that lights are too bright.
I AM going to get him to gp again today, but what do I say to them? How do I get them to listen to me and see that he's not well? If I get no joy out of duty dr at surgery then I'll take him to out of hours when he will at least look ill, but again what do I say, how do I stress that he's not right?
I know my son, I know he's not well, but I don't know what is wrong and what to do for him. That's the doctors job. What they've been telling me for the last 3 weeks isn't helping. ALso my children don't get ill. They are ill usually maybe once a year and usually once they've been sick it's out of them after only a few hours.
Sorry for long ramble, I'm at my wits end, don't know what else to do, or where to go for him. I just want my little boy back.
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Any ideas as to what may be wrong with ds2/how I get the dr to see he's ill?
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CherylAnnTweedy · 07/12/2010 07:16
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