Re: The Mystery of the Tummy Ache Solved, and a ?

[Guest guest]

Tori,

When I fill out Colby's medical form at school I always include that Colby

needs to be allowed to get a drink at his discretion due to excessive

sweating. I'm sure this can be modified at any time during the year. I have

found that the school nurse is the best resource for getting Colby's needs

met without an IEP. He had an IEP when he was in elementary school for

speech but does not now. I took her a copy of the Magic brochure (it may

have been my only copy) and the link to the Magic website.

His school nurse was able to get Colby an extra set of books to keep at home

so that he didn't have to tote them around every day. She also gave him a

hall pass to come to her office to have a snack whenever he felt he needed

one. He can go there to brush his teeth too. I must state that he does

neither of these two because he doesn't want to stand out. Some of his

teachers that I have talked to will also allow him to eat or drink during

class if he needs to. The nurse tried to reassure him that there are other

kids with similar needs such as those with diabetes but again, he doesn't

want to stand out so he won't take advantage of it.

My suggestion, just ask.

Regards,

Comrie

The Mystery of the Tummy Ache Solved, and a ?

After decribing all the symptoms and bringing up the G.I. issues

associated with RSS, our pediatrician said the first thing she wanted

to do was run a urinalysis. Sure enough, the results came back with

all kinds of germs, blood, and protein. Sam has a urinary tract

infection. Our doctor said these things always surprised her, since

the only complaint is a stomachache, but that she's seen it enough

before to rule that out first. Sam is under orders to not only take

her antibiotic, but drink LOTS of water each day, to keep her system

flushed out. I should have known something was up when we went to

the restroom to " pee in the cup " and she said on the way, " Good, I

REALLY have to go " and then she only managed about five drops, and

said no more would come out. That's classic of UTIs, but I'm not

usually perched beside her, and she's never mentioned this in the two

weeks of complaining about tummy aches.

Does anyone know how we should go about getting it okayed at her

school to have a bottle of water available throughout the day for her

to drink? She complains of headaches often, and her lips are always

dry when she comes home from school, so I'm guessing she could use

some hydration throughout her day, which would also guard against a

recurrance of a UTI.

She's never needed any special assistance before, and I don't know if

this qualifies as something that should be put in writing with the

school.

Thanks!

Tori

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know how we should go about getting it okayed at her

school to have a bottle of water available throughout the day for her

to drink?

Have your primary care doctor write the order for water thru out the

day..............it will be an order stating child needs to drink xoz. of water

within school hours.

[Guest guest]

First of all, congrats on solving the mystery. You shouldn't have a

problem to have a water bottle on her desk. Half the kids in our

school have them because of germs and not using the water fountain!

The quickest thing if they complain is a simple note from your

doctor.

But this brings up the issue again, everyone -- your child as being

RSS automatically qualifies for a 504 Plan -- every RSS child that

is underweight SHOULD BE HAVING SNACKS at school throughout the

day. NOT just one snack and a lunch. I have to get the kids from

school, but will write more later.

> After decribing all the symptoms and bringing up the G.I. issues

> associated with RSS, our pediatrician said the first thing she

wanted

> to do was run a urinalysis. Sure enough, the results came back

with

> all kinds of germs, blood, and protein. Sam has a urinary tract

> infection. Our doctor said these things always surprised her,

since

> the only complaint is a stomachache, but that she's seen it enough

> before to rule that out first. Sam is under orders to not only

take

> her antibiotic, but drink LOTS of water each day, to keep her

system

> flushed out. I should have known something was up when we went to

> the restroom to " pee in the cup " and she said on the way, " Good, I

> REALLY have to go " and then she only managed about five drops, and

> said no more would come out. That's classic of UTIs, but I'm not

> usually perched beside her, and she's never mentioned this in the

two

> weeks of complaining about tummy aches.

>

> Does anyone know how we should go about getting it okayed at her

> school to have a bottle of water available throughout the day for

her

> to drink? She complains of headaches often, and her lips are

always

> dry when she comes home from school, so I'm guessing she could use

> some hydration throughout her day, which would also guard against

a

> recurrance of a UTI.

>

> She's never needed any special assistance before, and I don't know

if

> this qualifies as something that should be put in writing with the

> school.

>

> Thanks!

> Tori