|
Post by cmolin77 on Jul 28, 2007 12:58:58 GMT -5
Ok, strange question, I know. I am mom to Vince, 14 months old with DS. the kid is wild (hehe) and is currently really into crawling and climbing on things, and referably falling face down first from things he climbs up on. So lots of bruises and bumps, cut lips and blood at the moment. I know he can feel pain, but it is just SO easy to comfort him. I think i would have cried longer myself if I hurt myself like he does sometimes. He also seldom cries more than a second when we are at the Dr's office getting an injection/vaccine. Have you experienced the same thing? I only have one kid, but he cries so seldom? I am not complaining, it just worries me a bit!
Thanks everyone!
|
|
|
Post by Chris too on Jul 28, 2007 13:20:11 GMT -5
It seems to be a recurring theme here that our kids with Ds aren't typically the cryers that our non-enhanced kids are. I am curious about the pain threshhold in general of people with Ds - is a higher threshhold of pain more common among those with Ds than among the population as a whole?
Don't worry - the ability to bounce back from injury will help Vince to keep on trying to do the hard things. It helps with perserverance and improves the chances of success at any given task.
Chris
|
|
|
Post by hannahph on Jul 28, 2007 15:58:34 GMT -5
HMM, intetresting. When Hannah was little she always had a delayed reaction to pain and it was kind of scary-she would pinch her finger and it would take her a minute to cry. I was always worried she would get seriously hurt because I wouldn't know until it was too late. She also cried a lot less and immunizations than other kids. As she has gotten older she is quicker to react to pain.
|
|
|
Post by CC on Jul 28, 2007 20:02:00 GMT -5
My Christopher is 14 and has and still has a very high tolerance to pain. He fell in the tub a few years back and broke two bones in his foot and we didn't even have a clue anything was wrong with him till the next morning when he was hopping around With Chris we have learned that if he is reacting to any kind of pain Man it must really be killing him because he rarely reacts to pain Although not anymore but when he was younger try and cut his hair and Man oh Man he would react as if you were cutting his head off, Go figure CC ~
|
|
|
Post by Jessie on Jul 28, 2007 20:21:40 GMT -5
Ditto CC's response (as usual ). Jason has a very high tolerance for pain or just not feeling well in general. Jessie
|
|
|
Post by char on Jul 29, 2007 10:20:17 GMT -5
Funny thing! I just asked Abby's dad if she was still always cheerful. He said she was crying a little more. I asked what that meant. He said that when she was tired, she'd cray a little bit. She's walking, and because her ankles are weak, she falls a lot. I asked if she cried. He said that no, she doesn't. She just crawls over to something and pulls herself up and takes off. She isn't strong enough yet to go from a sitting position to her feet without help by pulling up.
Char
|
|
|
Post by momofrussell on Jul 29, 2007 12:05:11 GMT -5
Russell also doesn't feel pain like my girls. His reactions are delayed or not at all.
A.
|
|
|
Post by Emilysmom on Jul 29, 2007 12:52:19 GMT -5
Emily has always seemed to experience the same AMOUNT of pain as my other kids.......I mean, she cries as hard as they do to painful things. BUT.........her reaction time to respond to a painful thing is very slowed. When she was 4, at preschool, she had her thumb in the hinge-side of a large wooden door and another little girl let the door close. The teacher said she saw it happening and couldn't stop it, and just knew Emily would scream. She watched as Emily first didn't react at all, then looked sort of puzzled, then began to cry. We've seen similar things at home when she has gotten hurt too.
Susan
|
|
|
Post by difrompa on Jul 29, 2007 13:44:50 GMT -5
Nic has a high pain tolerance also but it seems as he's gettying older, he's feeling it more. I also have a very high pain threshold so maybe it's an inherited trait?
Di
|
|
|
Post by Kristin on Jul 29, 2007 17:42:16 GMT -5
Clarice has a high tolerance for pain. Unless she sees that she is hurt (bleeding) she quite often won't cry. She will go on about "ow-ies" even after they have scabbed over. It is as if she knows it should hurt, so she makes a big deal out of it. When she gets hit in the head with a ball, she cries until someone says "no blood" then she stops immediately. It's kind of strange, and we have to keep an eye on her that she isn't getting seriously hurt. She's had ear infections with perforated eardrums and not shown any signs of pain!
|
|
|
Post by Jackie on Jul 30, 2007 8:43:41 GMT -5
From personal experience with Emily and from what I have read...I think it is thought that many kids with DS have diminished pain sensation.
In fact..because of this we are headed this AM to the podiatrist.
For years Emily's square feet never fit her shoes very well...I am mortified that I didn't realize this for years. As a result she has a bunion...and gnarly toenails which the doc has said are due to ill fitting shoes. But she has never complained. Now she WILL tell me if shoes don't feel good when we buy them.
I remember too.. way back ...when she would sit in a tub of water that had gotten quite cold...playing with her bath toys. I would go in and remind her to get out and her little lips would be blue...had to be uncomfortable. That also made me think that I really had to be careful not to put her in a tub too hot.
When she had her 14 hour pull thru surgery for Hirschprungs and an incision that looked like a huge X on her tummy...she also didnt act like she had pain. Also kids who have this surgery and start pooping without a colostomy for the first time at age 2 when they are eating real food vs baby food...get what the doc referred to as hamburger bottom...just raw raw raw....I used to cry myself for the first year or two when I changed her...but she never winced.
She has never minded shots , having blood drawn..etc. She has even donated blood and once said she might like to be a "blood drawer" herself...LOL.
She just never complains...dental...flu...etc.
Might not be the same for every child...but for Em it is the rule so we try to monitor things like her skin, teeth, feet...etc without her realizing we are invading her privacy by doing it...
Jackie mom to Emily 27
|
|
|
Post by wrblack on Jul 30, 2007 9:57:37 GMT -5
I think Charlie has a fairly high pain level. Used to never cry except from real physical pain, like a needle stick. Now he fusses over other stuff sometimes. Also he has a time delay. Often for blood draw nurse will think he's okay with it, all over, then 10 to 20 seconds later he'll let go with most pitiable wail. And a face that would make the hardest character feel like a heel. In view of those factors, along with the fact that he can't tell us what hurts where and how much, I try to be very careful and protective of him when it comes to sticks and bumps and whatnot. Just because he can tolerate a good bit of pain doesn't mean he doesn't feel it. Oh, he's also very quick to forget and forgive. No time delay there. -- Bob
|
|
|
Post by Jessie on Jul 30, 2007 11:42:11 GMT -5
I wonder if they start to react quicker when they get older if it's more of a learned reaction based on our reactions, kwim?
Jason does not like blood drawn or shots, but I think that it's more to do with the fact he doesn't like being forcibly confined! Also, he hates bandaids so that's another layer on top of the draw or stick.
And, to take the conversation a step further, he never scratches his mosquito bites either! It's like they don't bother him at all.
Jessie
|
|
|
Post by Gina on Jul 30, 2007 13:09:38 GMT -5
Ashton hates bandaids as well! Knock on wood, but we have never had a serious cut, I don't know what we would do. She also has a pain delay. It takes awhile to know if she is hurt. Then she acts like she got her feelings hurt, not necessarily physical pain. Another strange thing, she hardly ever gets a fever. When she is sick, has an ear infection, etc., she might feel a little warm, but never warm enough to have a high fever. I don't think I have ever seen her have a fever over 100 degrees. Where her communication still needs help, it is soooo hard to know what is wrong when something is wrong. Very frustrating on our end, plus I'm sure she gets frustrated with us!
|
|
|
Post by laurasnowbird on Jul 30, 2007 14:09:26 GMT -5
Hmmm, Ethan seems to be the exception to the rule on this one. I wouldn't say that his pain tolerance is any greater than my other kids. His ability to COMMUNICATE his pain is definitely less, but we can always tell when he isn't feeling well, or has hurt himself.
|
|