ccake79
06-12-21, 08:38
So I've managed to stop myself googling when one of my kids is ill or complaining of something hurting. This is an improvement. However, I'm now really questioning how I'm reacting and whether I'm doing the right thing.
So a couple of weeks ago my son (8) suddenly cried out in pain that his neck hurt on the left side. He was just sitting and chatting to his Nana via WhatsApp. He had the following day off school as he said it still hurt but by the afternoon was outside kicking his football around. This morning we were having breakfast and he started rubbing his neck and saying he had pain again. By the time I dropped him at school he said he was ok.
I'm just not sure how to react. Would it be an overreaction to take him to the doctor? He's been otherwise ok apart from a cold and lots of congestion the last couple of weeks that's coincided with the neck stuff. My husband has also pointed out that he's growing really quick at the moment and throws himself about when he's playing so he's bound to have some aches and pains.
I'm really struggling with how much I'm questioning myself and how I'm "supposed" to react to these things. I always think how would someone who doesn't have health anxiety deal with this? But the truth is, I just don't have a clue anymore 😕
So a couple of weeks ago my son (8) suddenly cried out in pain that his neck hurt on the left side. He was just sitting and chatting to his Nana via WhatsApp. He had the following day off school as he said it still hurt but by the afternoon was outside kicking his football around. This morning we were having breakfast and he started rubbing his neck and saying he had pain again. By the time I dropped him at school he said he was ok.
I'm just not sure how to react. Would it be an overreaction to take him to the doctor? He's been otherwise ok apart from a cold and lots of congestion the last couple of weeks that's coincided with the neck stuff. My husband has also pointed out that he's growing really quick at the moment and throws himself about when he's playing so he's bound to have some aches and pains.
I'm really struggling with how much I'm questioning myself and how I'm "supposed" to react to these things. I always think how would someone who doesn't have health anxiety deal with this? But the truth is, I just don't have a clue anymore 😕