Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Or how do you even get him to come out from under the couch? (most kids go under the bed, but Jasper can fit under the couch...sigh). Anyway, Dr. H. got us started on gh, but when the RN came to do the injection training he literally hid for an hour and then got hysterical when we came near him. I tried talking through all the steps. I stopped short of telling him it doesn't hurt at all, because I think it must hurt at least a little bit. He even got hysterical at the feeling of the alcohol, so we've spent days just practicing that part so he gets used to the cold sensation. But still, he's not exactly volunteering. I tried a offering a toy bribe (obviously we can't keep that up for 13 years...). But now he's simply tormented by desire for the toy AND fear. So many other painful things we've had to do (blood draws, silver nitrate on the g-tube etc.) were not as scary and they were only temporary. We just held him down until it was over and then let him go. Do you have to do that at first, hold him against his will? He is a real fighter. Which has worked well for him in the past, but I really don't know what to do. PLEASE, any guidance would be SO appreciated. Jen Domer mom to Jasper, 4 RSS, 7 non-RSS and Sylvie, 2 and non-RSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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