5 yr old with so much wrong all the time

[jessi_c5]

Was wondering if someone could help me since my doctor won't.  My middle son who is now 5 has had so many illnesses, more than any normal child.  It started when he was just under 3 months and was hospitalized with RSV for 5 days.  He now gets pneumonia at least 3-6 times every year or more and the doctor's never believe that he has it until they give him a chest x-ray, they will give him an antibiotic and will be fine for 1 week or so and back comes the pneumonia.  He sometimes gets it during summer months as well.  He has had the chicken pox 3 times and an extremely bad case of shingles all before he 3 1/2 yrs old.  My doctor has not done much for him and I'm just wondering if I should be worried and if I should request that he sees a immunologist?  Someone who specializes in that stuff because he's not getting better.  He doesn't gain weight and they all just say that he's completely normal and he's small like me.  Someone if you can please help me I don't know what to do anymore and I feel so helpless and don't want him to be so sick he's my little man and I feel so bad for him...  :(

Thank you! :)

[RockRose]

lycoriss - reread my post.  I don't know what you are reading there,  but it wasn't a bad attitude.

There's the far outside chance she's right,  seems unlikely,  in any case she needs to see another doctor who will take her concerns more seriously so her child can get help.

That's what she needs to do.

[lycoriss]

WOW, I think you need to check your attitude!  You are supposed to be here to help people not be a jerk.  If you don't have something better to say than accuse a concerned mother of lying then you should just say nothing at all and find something useful to do.


Jessi,

I was a sick kid, sick all the time.  I developed an autoimmune disease as a child and nearly died because my immune system was so weak.  Then as an adult, I developed another autoimmune disease.  I would recommend you see a new doctor and get things checked out just to be on the safe side.  If his immune system is that bad he could easily catch something VERY bad.  In the meantime, search around for some ideas of foods and vitamins to help boost his immune system naturally.  Things that are ok for kids his age of course.

Good luck.

[RockRose]

He sounds like he's had a lot of health issues,  and you are right to be concerned.

But your post is confusing.   I can't believe he's had chicken pox 3 times AND shingles before the age of 3 1/2.   Really,  that defies belief.

BUT.  There are things that happen that do defy belief - and are so extremely rare that they catch the attention of the medical community and cause articles to be written for the JAMA.

And then,  there are mothers who think things that don't make any sense at all.  There are both things in the world.

Can you see a different doctor?  Really,  your post could be true but it's so odd that if it IS true,  you need to see someone who will believe you.