Hey,
My little brother has been ill since March this year, and in and out of hospital a lot recently yet no one can work out what is wrong with him.
The easiest way to describe this is month by month so here goes:
March: Occasionally sick tummy.. Each time getting worse.
April/May: Complaining of sickly tummy, after 1/2weeks developed diarrhoea badly - doctors described many tablet/antibiotics all of which did not cure this. Many tests run. Lost a lot of weight. Extremely bad mood swings.
June: Placed on a lactose free diet, which appeared to have stopped the diarrhoea and improved mood swings. Still slightly tired. Started to put weight back on.
July: In the start of the month he was perfect, towards the end mood swings started again - we called these 'turns' as they come on quickly and go away after half a hour. Started getting chest pains, and got rushed into hospital to be told there was nothing wrong (heart burn maybe) and to go home. Pains lasted around 2 weeks and faded away.
August: Belly aches returned at the start, followed by diarrhoea again and slight sickness with mood swings 'turns' - again doctors could not cure this with anything, just told to ''make him eat''. Very tired, ''clinging to mother'' and missing a lot of school. Occasional chest pain but says it is not as bad as it was.
Last week: Turned blue around mouth and fingers after eating, also getting a lot of 'pins and needles' in fingers and limps - rushed into hospital and on way turned blue again. Still having sickly tummys and diarrhoea sometimes with sickness. Yet again, no diagnosis, was sent home with nothing.
He describes his tummy aches and pains as ''twisted and pushed, like someone is ringing out a wet towel'' and ''stabbing pains in his sides which leaves them sore''
When he 'gets ill' it happens in steps, like: gets tired and loses interest in toys/games/playing, starts to 'cling' to parents/sister while getting irritable and grumpy with everyone, begins to gets tummy pains .. These pains get worse and normally result in a very long trip to the bathroom which leaves him physically drained and again tired. Takes him a good hour to get 'back to normal'.
All this normally happens after eating.
He is still on lactose free diet.
They have tested him for lots of things but what I can think of right now is: diabetes, blood disorders, cancer, bladder/kidney infections, heart problems.
All in all a very ill little boy, and everyone is getting tired of getting no where.
He has a appointment with a paediatrician in October, but we are hunting for anything that will help ASAP.
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