I got another phone call from Kangaboy school this morning he had fainted again

[RTKangaMummy]

I got another phone call from Kangaboy school this morning he had fainted again

last november he fainted and had a convulsion

He is now 10 years old and in class 6.

Today he had been working doing his English at his desk, then the whole class were moving about and then they saw that he was flat out on the floor {on his tummy}

He had bumped his forehead.

So they took him down corridor to sick room, he was talking, but very dizzy, his colour came back to him, while he was lying down.

They tried to get him to stand up but he was too dizzy so lay down again.

They phoned at 9.45 and said they were going to ring again after about 15 mins to tell me how he was, so I ring DH and then watch the clock minute by minute. Then decide I will ring at 10.05 if they don't ring me but they ring at me 10.04 and tell me to come and collect him.

So I drive there {only 5 minutes away - with no traffic}

He is lying there with ice/cold pack on his bump on forehead.

They tell me he deffo did not have convulsion.

He can't remember what happened.

SO ring Drs and get appointment for 5.30 with Dr G but then decide that is too long so ring again and ask for Dr R and she says if I can get him there I can be seen in 15 mins, so get back ing car and drive to see Dr R.

{Our GP Dr B is on holiday}

Tell him the History, he reads all the letters from consultant Paed etc.

Consultant says he wants to know if anymore faints etc happen again.

And says he will write to Consultant and ask him to see DS again.

So Kangaboy is at home, he hads eaten lunch, {He had a good normal breakfast} he is playing normally.

He now just has a mother who is totally neurotic and not sure what to do with herself really.

I am glad it happened at school really cos after last november they now know it can happen again, rather than it happening at home and us telling them IYSWIM.

I just hope this won't happen again.

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Thanks,

I just wish I knew what caused it, he wasn't stressed or worried today, English is one of his favourite subjects.

It wasn't hot in the classroom, he had had breakfast, he hadn't been standing up for long time,

Does anybody else have any experience of children fainting?????

Hey Kanga, you know where i am if you want me.

I used to faint when I was at school - I think I was about 12 or 13 and I remember the doctor put it down to 'Growing pains' ??!!

Has he been checked for his blood pressure/iron levels?

no experience just wanted to say I hope he's ok and that someone can give you some info xxxx

Poor thing, it's horrid, isn't it. And fainting makes you feel so awful afterwards as well.

I used to faint when I was his age, it started when I was about 9, went on until I was about 13 and then just stopped. No-one ever did find out what the problem was, and in the end they just put it down to my age - apparently it's not uncommon.

I hope the consultant can sort out what's been happening and put your mind at rest.

I also had a few episodes of this at around 12 - with nosebleeds too, so possibly blood pressure related.

hugs , must be very worrying for you.

Thanks Lou,

I keep telling myself that this isn't the same as last year, but I just keep coming back to thinking it is going to end up as epilepsy

I am really trying to convince myself that it isn't but it just keeps coming back into my mind iyswim

I used to faint at school.
It was the thought of another double maths lesson!!
Seriously, it was just before my periods started at 12 - I had low blood pressure and anaemia.
Most embarrassing one was when I fell off the stage during a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar!

RTKM, I haven't read the thread about the previous faint, but does he have low blood pressure? Or has he had/is he having a growth spurt atm? It can make children faint if they grow very quickly.

But it must be incredibly worrying for you.. Apparently I used to faint every time I hurt myself - used to scare my mum terribly - fortunately I grew out of it.

Hope you get to the bottom of it soon

Thanks guys

Last time in November they checked his Blood pressure, but it was after quite a while iyswim

I may take him to the nurse next week to get it checked again

The GP didn't take it this morning, I wish I had asked him but was not really thinking straight

My brother had two convulsions when he was growing up, had numerous test and never found out what was wrong so it can just happen like that.

I used to faint for no apparent reason, it was eventually put down to low blood pressure which is now controlled by eating frequently.

It must be so worrying for you.

DD fainted at school last year (she was 5) and fell down about 5 concrete steps and landed on her face. Took her to the Drs who couldn't find anything wrong with her. She has been fine since (fingers crossed)

Its reasurring that he didn't have another convulsion. My BIL has epilepsy, after he had his first fit, the hospital said everyone is allowed 1 fit. If they have another, it could be epilepsy. But 1 fit doesn't mean that.

I hope you can get some answers so you know what caused it then you know how to avoid it.

Hope your Kangaboy is feeling better.

He hasn't really had a growth spurt recently

I could get the iron levels checked too.

Am I right thinking you can look under the eyelids or gums to see how red they are?

He does eat a balanced diet and he had had breakfast this morning

gingerbear- we had a girl in our class who fainted and fell off the stage- if it wasn't JCSS i would have thoughht you were she!

Thanks for telling me all about you guys fainting as children

And that has really made me feel better

I thought it might have been a reflex anoxic seizure except that a convulsion wouldn't fit the pattern, so it doesn't sound the same but here is some info anyway..if it was this then it would not be serious

A reflex anoxic seizure is a type of fit triggered by a temporary cutting off of the supply of blood to the brain.

It is NOT a form of epilepsy, and is different from breath-holding attacks.

A reflex anoxic seizure can be induced by any unexpected stimuli such as pain, fear or fright, or even by a very hot or cold bath.

The trigger factor causes the heart to stop or slow down dramatically, which in turn reduces the flow of blood to the brain.

The child goes limp, falls down and becomes very pale. The body may stiffen and there may be jerking movements of the arms and legs.

After a short while the blood flow to the brain is restored and the child rapidly returns to normal although they may sleep for some time afterwards.

Reflex anoxic seizures probably occur in about 8 out of every 1000 preschool children. They are most common between the ages of six months and two years but they can also occur in teenagers and adults.

Although parents often say their child looks as if they have died during an attack, I have never heard of the condition causing death.

Often no treatment is required, but some studies have suggested that the drug atropine is effective in reducing the frequency of the attacks.

Thankfully, reflex anoxic seizures usually get less frequent and eventually stop during childhood. Occasionally the attacks persist into early adult life.

If you'd like to get in touch with a self help group you can contact the Reflex Anoxic Seizure Support Group (R.A.S.) at PO Box 175, Stratford upon Avon CV37 8YD, tel/fax: 01789 450564, e-mail: [email protected]

Thanks but it doesn't sound like what happened to Kangaboy, he just seemed to be doing a normal lesson

I am really relived that fainting in children is varely common,

I hope today and last November are 2 isolated cases and he won't have a repeat of either of them.

But will deffo get iron and blood pressure checked IIRC BP was normal range by the time it was checked last year.

I just wish I had asked this morning, am annoyed with myself for not thinking of it.

Lloyds Chemists will do blood pressure checks for you, Kanga, if you can't get back to the nurse or the GP and want to try and get it done quickly.

oooooooh deffo thanks for that

will try to find one tomorrow

I started fainting at about 11yo, Kanga, and then made a regular habit of it. Also my bro had some sort of episodes when he was about 14. He just used to drop - a policeman knocked on our front door once, carrying my bro in his arms! Back then they didn't have the sophisticated tests they have now so it was put down to shock from having had his tonsils out followed quickly by an emergency appendectomy. He had them for a few months and has since been perfectly healthy for the following 35yrs.

Thanks

Did you have any idea what caused yours?

Kangaboy is fast asleep now