3 nights ago Zach woke me up around 1:00 am crying of stomach pain. I assumed gas or other pain associated with constipation because it's been an ongoing problem since he was 1. After a while he finally fell asleep and woke up in the morning ok. Aroun 11:00 am the school called me and said that Zach was sleeping in the nurses office after complaining of stomach pain. I picked him up and took him home where he spent the rest of the day lying on the couch in and out of sleep, curled up in a ball, and crying off and on. I asked him if it was a "sick" hurt or if it felt like someone kicked him and he said "kicked". He showed me where it hurt (an inch below his belly button) and said it is painful to touch that area. By bedtime he was double over and screaming through bared teeth so I took him to the ER. We waited around for hours. It was 1 am by the time we got an xray and 2:30 by the time we saw a doctor ... Zach was out cold. The doctor said that the xray showed no signs of apendicitis and while there was some amount of bowels in his intestines it wasn't an alarming amount. We got sent home with a paper for signs to watch for for apendicitis but no suggestions for pain relief. Yesterday was okay off and on. He complained some and at times you could see pain on his face but there was so much going on and so many friends to play with that he seemed better. Last night around 11:00 the crying and screaming started again and continued for 2 hours until he fell asleep on the couch. This morning he is still misserable.
I'm just baffled. He's urinating fine. He's having bowel movements. And while he isn't eating well, he still has an appetite.
Help.
I'm just baffled. He's urinating fine. He's having bowel movements. And while he isn't eating well, he still has an appetite.
Help.
