Another severe abdominal pain attack last night.
He had had his dinner and a bath after running about happily all day, and then after being put to bed called out "ow ow". We brought him downstairs and soothed his tummy pains as best we could but after it hadn't subsided after half an hour i decided to take him in to Epsom, fully expecting a recovery by the time we got there.
However the pian continued and then whilst we were waiting ('open access' seems not to mean very much) he threw up all over the floor, some kind people gave us their sick bowl and another lady got some paper towels, just in time for the next bout. He settled for a bit then got more pain and then a short while later another vomit. Eventually they took him through to a&e itself from the waiting room leaving quite a bit to clean up (that'll teach them to keep him waiting!). He was sick one more time and lot more writhing and crying with the pain but then settled to sleep (he had been drifting in and out the whole time since we were at home). They gave him blood tests and admitted him for observation (midnight by this time), but in the end at my request did not hook him up for IV fluids. As the nurse commented after doing her 'observations' he was very deeply asleep and had her a little worried until he stirred at having the spare plaster removed. i had been thinking the same thing after he hadn't even woken up when they put the canula in his hand, and was very pale and cool.
After the night of sleep he awoke his normal self if a little tired demanding breakfast which they found hard to provide given his special diet.
We then had a nice afternoon as planned watching Toy Story 3 at the cinema, and are awaiting GOS follow up and hoping my request for an appointment before October on tues pm and their update from the hospital will help
He had had his dinner and a bath after running about happily all day, and then after being put to bed called out "ow ow". We brought him downstairs and soothed his tummy pains as best we could but after it hadn't subsided after half an hour i decided to take him in to Epsom, fully expecting a recovery by the time we got there.
However the pian continued and then whilst we were waiting ('open access' seems not to mean very much) he threw up all over the floor, some kind people gave us their sick bowl and another lady got some paper towels, just in time for the next bout. He settled for a bit then got more pain and then a short while later another vomit. Eventually they took him through to a&e itself from the waiting room leaving quite a bit to clean up (that'll teach them to keep him waiting!). He was sick one more time and lot more writhing and crying with the pain but then settled to sleep (he had been drifting in and out the whole time since we were at home). They gave him blood tests and admitted him for observation (midnight by this time), but in the end at my request did not hook him up for IV fluids. As the nurse commented after doing her 'observations' he was very deeply asleep and had her a little worried until he stirred at having the spare plaster removed. i had been thinking the same thing after he hadn't even woken up when they put the canula in his hand, and was very pale and cool.
After the night of sleep he awoke his normal self if a little tired demanding breakfast which they found hard to provide given his special diet.
We then had a nice afternoon as planned watching Toy Story 3 at the cinema, and are awaiting GOS follow up and hoping my request for an appointment before October on tues pm and their update from the hospital will help
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