Please Read!!Chronic fever headache vomiting and diarrhea - Children's Health Message Board

iamlr21 · 06-20-2005, 11:55 PM

Has anyone had anything like this happen to them? My 4yo DS has been having episodes of fever , headaches and vomiting for a few weeks now.He usually wakes up in the middle of the night and tells me his "brain hurts" when he does this he's running a fever. 15 to 30 min. later he'll vomit.Sometimes he'll go to sleep and wake up fine ,others he'll run fever and vomit all day.This is usually accompanied by diarrhea.Every time I take him to the Doc they just say it's viral.But it seems like he'd have to keepa virus to be this way so often.Tommorrow I'm taking him to the Doc and having a battery of test run.In the meantime has anyone else had this experience and if so was it solved?

Tanja1979 · 06-24-2005, 11:46 PM

No I haven't dealt with this but I wanted to wish your son well and I would get a second opinion from another doctor/clinic. Your his mom and moms always know when something isn't right. Do what you feel is best for your son. My prayers go out to him.

iamlr21 · 07-07-2005, 12:56 PM

Well, after sooooo many test my Doc couldn't figure out what was wrong.He had a CT Scan ,a facial X Ray (sinus infection was found),chest X Ray 3 sets of lab, urine sample and stool sample.She said he did have an ear infection but that wouldn't be the cause of such a high fever.His lab came back with high white count but it wasn't from the ear infection......they were going to write it off as a "fever of unknown origin".I wasn't standing for that and demanded a referal to Arkansas Children's Hospital.First thing they said was there was no way he could've been diagnosed with an ear infection because his ears were so dirty they couldn't see his ear drums.Please believe that I keep my child clean but I know you're not supposed to delve any deeper than the outer ear so...Anyway,they cleaned them(which was so nasty.I couldn't believe the amount of jumk that came out of his ears!!

) and said his ears looked great.They did another chest Xray.He had pnumonia.My child webt a week with pnumonia because his competent pediatrician couldn't figure out what was wrong with him

Obviously we're getting a new physician.Anyway they admited him he stayed 2 days and is back home on Cleocine.The Doc's at ACH said that it did start out as a viral infection and turned into pnumonia.He's got to take it for a few more days and then he's got the all clear.We're cured!!

Thanks for your well wishes and your prayers!!!