Before anyone tells me to speak to a doctor, I have an appointment booked later this week but my mind is absolutely running all over the place at the moment and I could do with some reassurance/calm.
I'm feeling really worried about my 5 year old DS. A few weeks ago (think it was about 10th July) he had a weird vomiting episode where he threw up out of nowhere when he was having a bath mid-morning and then was completely 100% fine for the entire rest of the day - two days later he suddenly had stomach ache as we were about to leave the house to meet friends and started dry heaving like he was going to throw up again but nothing came out. Again immediately after he was totally fine - I don't think it was a bug because neither DH nor I got it. He's been fine ever since vomiting wise, no more episodes like that. However, on Thursday last week I took him to see my mum and I felt that he wasn't really his usual self - he was quite lethargic and sensitive. Then that night he woke boiling hot (didn't measure his temp but I'm sure it was one). I assumed he was coming down with something so gave him calpol and the next day he was fine - no temp, no other symptoms like a cough or anything like that. We tested him for covid on account of the temp and he was negative. However, since then he's been complaining of headaches (specifically in his forehead, that's where he points) and he's been more low energy and lethargic than usual. This morning we had to run a bit to cross the road and when we crossed he said "mummy I can't run because it makes my head hurt because all my energy is in my head".
I should point out that we are moving in a few weeks and it was quite short notice (we are moving fairly far away) so I did wonder if some of this was anxiety related (when you ask him about it he says he's fine though and excited). On the other hand when he had his vomit episode that was before we knew we were moving and I'm fairly sure you can't get an anxiety induced temperature. He has a pretty low pain threshold and I feel that if his headaches were really painful he would be a lot more upset - he's quite nonchalant about them at the moment - but on the other hand he's never complained of a headache before.
Anyone had anything similar in their DC? When I was very young one of my sister's friends died of a brain tumour and her first symptoms were headaches and vomiting episodes so I am in freefall panic mode right now, and I know when I see the doctor they will just tell me to wait and see how he goes.