Re: severe stomach pain

Posted By Dales on September 24, 1998 at 14:01:26:

In Reply to: severe stomach pain posted by jan on September 21, 1998 at 15:20:03:






My 17 year old son has been experiencing stomach pain in the
belly button area all the way across his stomach for the last 8
months off and on.  We have had a cat scan done and nothing showed
up on the test.  He has had blood work done 3 times and the second
time was after passing out at the hospital when he was there so
a friend could see her Mom.  His white count was 17.4, so we retested
and the third time the white count was 6.3.  It isn't all the
time, sometimes when he runs (he is in high school soccer)
sometimes when he gets up in the morning, sometimes he goes
2 or 3 days before he has the pain again. The Dr. had given him
Dicyclomine for the pain, but this morning it didn't help the
pain.  We have an appt with a specialist, but that isn't for 2
weeks.  He loves to play soccer and is quite good, but the pain
is really interferring with his playing.  Any suggestions would
be appreciated. He has had no diahhrea and no constipation.Nausea
once in a while, but no vomiting.
  Thanks Jan

Jan
Sorry about your sons pain.
Is it only stomach pain, are there other symptoms?
Does it ever happen after eating?
What were the symptoms before he fainted at the hospital?
Is the specialist a gastroenterologist?
Hope everything works out well. Write if you get this before the appt.
Write if you get it after.
Like to know the results.
Dales