Re: question about children

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My daughter-in-laws sister was diagnosed at the age of 2.

Thanks,

~Jennie

Jenniesattic is not a business. I simply like the name.

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> I have hurt of teens getting fibro but not children. DOes

> anyone have this problem with their children on this list?

I don't have kids, but on my other fibro groups I've heard of several kids

less than 12 that had it. The doctors usually didn't want to label them as

such. I hope your child doesn't have it.

Darcy

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My son Nick. I havent taken him to the Dr yet.. I am affriad that he

has FM.. and I dont wish that upon a kid. Nick is 13.

Kat

>

> Hi all!

>

> Im usually a lurker, but I have a problem thats been bothering me.

My

> child is 9 years old, and the last few months he's been complaining

> about pains all over his body, and he's also complaining of stomach

> problems. I did the pressure test on several of the spots they use

to

> diagnose fibro and he hurt bad on all of them. I was 26 when I was

> diagnosed. I have hurt of teens getting fibro but not children.

DOes

> anyone have this problem with their children on this list?

>

[Guest guest]

At 9, it is absolutely normal for a boy to have aches and pains, because

the epiphyseal plates at the ends of all his long bones are growing.

Growing pains are most sevre between ages 8 and 12. He is preparing for

a growth spurt, normally the major ones are 9/10 through to 16ish. In

an adult, the bones are solid; in a child, there are jelly like areas in

between the middle of the bone and the joints- this is so the bones can

grow. When the areas start to pull as the bone grows, it causes muscle

aches and cramps, and bone pain. It is normal. It's growing pains!This

can be accompanied by tummy troubles as he starts to get use to the

hormonal changes.

The pressure spots they use for fibro are all areas that would hurt

anyway in a child- many of them are in places where the epiphyseal

plates grow so it should be tender, children are more sensitive to

tactile pressure and pain, and you may not be aware of the degree of

pressure you are using. I wouldn't consider it a valid tender point test

unless you had been formally trained in the degree of pressure.

Now, he may be more sensitive to pain because he sees you in pain- this

isn't a bad thing and I am not being critical- and he may have not a

small degree of stress in his life which often manifests as tummy

troubles. There may be a small degree, at that age, his psychosocial

developmental stage is causing him to emulate your behaviour. Starting

at age 10ish, children start to understand that there is a future- that

things will change in a way that makes it so they never go back to being

the way they were. Your son may be showing some concern about you and

what will happen to you if you are unwell, and this might be adding to

his stress and thereby his pain and dodgy tum. Is everything ok in the

rest of his life?

Sounds like he needs a visit to his family doctor? To relive both your

stress and maybe his If he has a lot of stress, is there someone he

can talk to?

The likelihood of it being FM is small- remember, there is an idiom

" Common things are common " ... growing pains are far more common in a 9

year old than FM is. Hope this helps you feel better.

Bethann

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>

> Hi all!

>

> Im usually a lurker, but I have a problem thats been bothering me. My

> child is 9 years old, and the last few months he's been complaining

> about pains all over his body, and he's also complaining of stomach

> problems. I did the pressure test on several of the spots they use to

> diagnose fibro and he hurt bad on all of them. I was 26 when I was

> diagnosed. I have hurt of teens getting fibro but not children. DOes

> anyone have this problem with their children on this list?

i understand your concern about your son. i'd take him to a doctor

for the pressure test tho. as laymen, we tend to press harder than

one trained to do the test. but you need to make sure it's a doctor

that won't pooh-pooh your concerns.

I read the post explaining growing pains as being normal in children.

however, no one in my family that doesn't have fibro had growing

pains. those with fibro did. my doctors disagree that growing pains

and stomach pains are a normal part of childhood.

take your son to the doctor, hopefully a pediatric rheumatolgist is

available in your area and on your insurance plan.

Mira

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Hi and everyone else,

I have only tried Tylenol. I'll try that. His

stomach pains are a mystery to me and the doc right

now. They are in his lower stomach area (below the

belly button) and they are very sharp. He describes

the pain as being stabbed by a dagger. He's also had

some problems with constipation. Sometimes his body

hurts and he gets headaches along with it. He's also

constantly " car sick " and he gets naeseous too. He

also often gets a feeling like something big is trying

to come up his throat. I have acid reflux, so it

seems to me he may have it too.

I'm going to try Ibuprofen then. Thank you!