Re: elevated sedimentation rate

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Sorry to hear about everything with Autumn and your son too. My son

is 5 and also had a small hard nodule (yep, I was freaking out too!)

for about 3-4 weeks then it finally disappeared.

It was weirdly located also - if you looked at hime from the back,

about 4 " diagonally down and right from the bottom of the right side

of his neck. Finally went away.

Good luck!

, mom to 5 and Emerence 2 RSS/SGA

>

> Hi. I havn't posted in a little while, things have been crazy

since

> Autumn has been home from the hospital. She is doing better, up

to

> about 15 1/2 lb and on her way back to her 16 from before being

> sick. My question though, is about my 6 1/2 yr old son Skye. I

have

> posted some about him before and I ask you all this because a lot

of

> you are familiar with many different health problems. He is having

> growth issues too, like Autumn, but we cannot figure out what is

> wrong. He barely eats and says his stomach hurts when he does and

> for the past year he has stopped gaining weight and has only grown

> 1/2 inch in 8 mos. He is about 43 inches and just under 36 lbs, is

6

> yrs 8 mos. He was born ave size and weight and then dropped and

has

> been much below where he should be in height and weight although he

> has maintained his growth curve..is going off now some. He sees

> Autumn's endo and they did some tests and has an elevated

> sedimentation rate which I was told was a marker to look further

and

> that something was going on in his body. He is now being tested for

a

> few more things. Also his bone age is normal so growth delay is

ruled

> out, short stature due to family is not here so I don't know what

is

> going on. Does anyone here have any experience with elevated

> sedimentation rates? I am trying to get his health problems ruled

> out because he is about to undergo a full evaluation for an

autistic

> disorder which he is believed to have also along with his ocd and

> anxiety problems and I wonder if something else could be involved.

> He also has a small hard lymph node on his bottom middle neck and

the

> doc kept examining it and saying, 'hmm it's hard like a nodule and

> hmm it's in a unusual place'. It is smaller than the normal 'sick'

> lymph nodes and harder. So of course as a worried mom, I am

> imagining all sorts of horrible things when it is most likely

> nothing, any experience with

> small hard lymph nodes here? Sorry for all my questions, it seems

> like whenever I post it is always one question or another.

>

>

> mom to Autumn almost 15 mos RSS 27 1/2 inches, 15.5 lbs

> Ocean 2 1/2, Skye 6 1/2 , baby girl due in July

[Guest guest]

, I have no answers for you rearding Skye but please know you are all

in my prayers. I am glad to hear that Autumn is doing better. How are you

feeling? If you need anything please let me know.

B

5 and Kelli 2 1/2

anderkat3 wrote:

Hi. I havn't posted in a little while, things have been crazy since

Autumn has been home from the hospital. She is doing better, up to

about 15 1/2 lb and on her way back to her 16 from before being

sick. My question though, is about my 6 1/2 yr old son Skye. I have

posted some about him before and I ask you all this because a lot of

you are familiar with many different health problems. He is having

growth issues too, like Autumn, but we cannot figure out what is

wrong. He barely eats and says his stomach hurts when he does and

for the past year he has stopped gaining weight and has only grown

1/2 inch in 8 mos. He is about 43 inches and just under 36 lbs, is 6

yrs 8 mos. He was born ave size and weight and then dropped and has

been much below where he should be in height and weight although he

has maintained his growth curve..is going off now some. He sees

Autumn's endo and they did some tests and has an elevated

sedimentation rate which I was told was a marker to look further and

that something was going on in his body. He is now being tested for a

few more things. Also his bone age is normal so growth delay is ruled

out, short stature due to family is not here so I don't know what is

going on. Does anyone here have any experience with elevated

sedimentation rates? I am trying to get his health problems ruled

out because he is about to undergo a full evaluation for an autistic

disorder which he is believed to have also along with his ocd and

anxiety problems and I wonder if something else could be involved.

He also has a small hard lymph node on his bottom middle neck and the

doc kept examining it and saying, 'hmm it's hard like a nodule and

hmm it's in a unusual place'. It is smaller than the normal 'sick'

lymph nodes and harder. So of course as a worried mom, I am

imagining all sorts of horrible things when it is most likely

nothing, any experience with

small hard lymph nodes here? Sorry for all my questions, it seems

like whenever I post it is always one question or another.

mom to Autumn almost 15 mos RSS 27 1/2 inches, 15.5 lbs

Ocean 2 1/2, Skye 6 1/2 , baby girl due in July

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[Guest guest]

Hi . Thanks, it's nice to hear someone else had a hard node and

all is ok! Skye's is located exactly in the middle front of his neck

on the bottom a little above the hollow between the collarbone. He

found it 4 1/2 weeks ago and the endo said to call if it grows and it

has now doubled in size but is still small, about the size of a small

pea. I had my husband double check to make sure I wasn't being

paranoid and he said it was definitly bigger so I don't know what the

doc will say now? I hope I am just an over worried mom, I have never

even checked for these things before on my kids, my son is the one

who found it, he though something was stuck inside! I just decided

to have the endo check it out when we were there for his

growth/weight probs.

How is Emerence doing? She is so cute, I love the pictures posted!

mom to Autumn 15 mos RSS, Skye 6 1/2, Ocean 2 1/2 and baby

girl due in July

> >

> > Hi. I havn't posted in a little while, things have been crazy

> since

> > Autumn has been home from the hospital. She is doing better, up

> to

> > about 15 1/2 lb and on her way back to her 16 from before being

> > sick. My question though, is about my 6 1/2 yr old son Skye. I

> have

> > posted some about him before and I ask you all this because a lot

> of

> > you are familiar with many different health problems. He is

having

> > growth issues too, like Autumn, but we cannot figure out what is

> > wrong. He barely eats and says his stomach hurts when he does

and

> > for the past year he has stopped gaining weight and has only

grown

> > 1/2 inch in 8 mos. He is about 43 inches and just under 36 lbs,

is

> 6

> > yrs 8 mos. He was born ave size and weight and then dropped and

> has

> > been much below where he should be in height and weight although

he

> > has maintained his growth curve..is going off now some. He sees

> > Autumn's endo and they did some tests and has an elevated

> > sedimentation rate which I was told was a marker to look further

> and

> > that something was going on in his body. He is now being tested

for

> a

> > few more things. Also his bone age is normal so growth delay is

> ruled

> > out, short stature due to family is not here so I don't know what

> is

> > going on. Does anyone here have any experience with elevated

> > sedimentation rates? I am trying to get his health problems

ruled

> > out because he is about to undergo a full evaluation for an

> autistic

> > disorder which he is believed to have also along with his ocd and

> > anxiety problems and I wonder if something else could be

involved.

> > He also has a small hard lymph node on his bottom middle neck and

> the

> > doc kept examining it and saying, 'hmm it's hard like a nodule

and

> > hmm it's in a unusual place'. It is smaller than the

normal 'sick'

> > lymph nodes and harder. So of course as a worried mom, I am

> > imagining all sorts of horrible things when it is most likely

> > nothing, any experience with

> > small hard lymph nodes here? Sorry for all my questions, it

seems

> > like whenever I post it is always one question or another.

> >

> >

> > mom to Autumn almost 15 mos RSS 27 1/2 inches, 15.5 lbs

> > Ocean 2 1/2, Skye 6 1/2 , baby girl due in July

[Guest guest]

Thanks . Autumn is doing much better, not only is she back

to eating food now, she even tries to eat things that aren't food!

As for me, I am feeling so pregnant and worn out, these kids keep me

on my toes nonstop and the doc visits are never ending! I am sure

you know what that's like! How is , I just checked out the

pics and saw the ones posted..she is very cute! I hope you are doing

well!

mom to Autumn 15 mos, Skye 6 1/2, Ocean 2 1/2, baby girl

due in July

>

> Hi. I havn't posted in a little while, things have been crazy

since

> Autumn has been home from the hospital. She is doing better, up

to

> about 15 1/2 lb and on her way back to her 16 from before being

> sick. My question though, is about my 6 1/2 yr old son Skye. I

have

> posted some about him before and I ask you all this because a lot

of

> you are familiar with many different health problems. He is having

> growth issues too, like Autumn, but we cannot figure out what is

> wrong. He barely eats and says his stomach hurts when he does and

> for the past year he has stopped gaining weight and has only grown

> 1/2 inch in 8 mos. He is about 43 inches and just under 36 lbs, is

6

> yrs 8 mos. He was born ave size and weight and then dropped and

has

> been much below where he should be in height and weight although he

> has maintained his growth curve..is going off now some. He sees

> Autumn's endo and they did some tests and has an elevated

> sedimentation rate which I was told was a marker to look further

and

> that something was going on in his body. He is now being tested for

a

> few more things. Also his bone age is normal so growth delay is

ruled

> out, short stature due to family is not here so I don't know what

is

> going on. Does anyone here have any experience with elevated

> sedimentation rates? I am trying to get his health problems ruled

> out because he is about to undergo a full evaluation for an

autistic

> disorder which he is believed to have also along with his ocd and

> anxiety problems and I wonder if something else could be involved.

> He also has a small hard lymph node on his bottom middle neck and

the

> doc kept examining it and saying, 'hmm it's hard like a nodule and

> hmm it's in a unusual place'. It is smaller than the normal 'sick'

> lymph nodes and harder. So of course as a worried mom, I am

> imagining all sorts of horrible things when it is most likely

> nothing, any experience with

> small hard lymph nodes here? Sorry for all my questions, it seems

> like whenever I post it is always one question or another.

>

>

> mom to Autumn almost 15 mos RSS 27 1/2 inches, 15.5 lbs

> Ocean 2 1/2, Skye 6 1/2 , baby girl due in July

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