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Post by Valerie on Jul 30, 2007 20:53:10 GMT -5
Oh, this is definitely Nicholas! He's had so many ear infections, and I don't even know it until he doesn't want to eat. For whatever reason, that's the sign. He never acts like he doesn't feel well. Just today, he was playing fine all morning, took him to the pool this afternoon and he got sick! Brought him home, still acting fine, but vomited twice more before bedtime.
It is better, though. Used to be he never showed any signs of pain. He is starting to now, but it's the delayed reaction like others talked about. The other day he opened the bathroom door and it got stuck on top of his foot, took about 30-45 seconds before he showed any signs of discomfort.
And Jessie, I used to be amazed at how mosquito bites never bothered him, either! But I have noticed him itching them this year.
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Post by CC on Jul 30, 2007 21:09:06 GMT -5
"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 band-aids so that's another layer on top of the draw or stick."
Jessie girl, Chris was too like that OMG was a nightmare but one day he just walked in sat in the chair put the arm down pulled up his sleeve and let the gal draw blood like he had always being doing it like that. LOL thats my boy thats bout how he does everything, when HE decides OK
But band-aides OMG girl to this day he hates them. He get blood taken and will let the gal put the band-aide on him but its off him before we are out the door, he just yanks it off LOL
He cut his knee once pretty bad and he so nicely let me clean it up put some Neosporin on it bandage it said Thanks and before he got outside playing again he had it ripped off. He just is to cool he thinks I guess LOL for band-aides.
Now Kodi Lee OMG if she needs one you have to say take it off you no longer need it, the Drama Queen in our household
CC ~
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Post by chasesmom on Jul 30, 2007 21:43:05 GMT -5
;)Hmmm yeah, this is one of those 21 chromazone thingies Chase used to NEVER react to pain and it would scare the bejeezus out of me. Now he shos a itty bit every once in a while but not much and LOL Jessie and CC....just TRY to put a band aid on this boy of mine....takes three people! He also never scratches a mosquito bite either! hugs, Robin
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Post by Chris on Aug 18, 2007 6:37:18 GMT -5
Sarah seems to have an average tolerance to pain. She has been poked and prodded too much this past week. I wish she had a lower pain tolerance. Chris
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Post by Connie on Aug 18, 2007 7:35:29 GMT -5
My FIL who is an anesthesiologist believes that our kids don't feel pain any less but take a longer time to react to it....does that make sense? Connie
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Post by Chris too on Aug 18, 2007 17:11:47 GMT -5
Yep, 'cause lots of times pain kicks in really hard in the beginning - like for a shot or stubbing your toe, but then diminishes quickly. If you are slow to react to the pain, you may very well have gotten to the quickly diminished part before you react, and decide that it's not worth more than a whimper - or an "oo-y!" (which is what Stevie said when she had a blood draw last wed).
Chris
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Post by rickismom on Aug 26, 2007 9:12:20 GMT -5
Actually I once read a study that showed that kids with DS do have a DELAYED reaction to pain (just as studies have shown that they may have a DELAYED reaction to a comment by mom, sometimes after she has turned and doesn't see the reaction).
They may SHOW at times less REACTION to pain, but there is no proof that they FEEL less pain than others.
Meanwhile, Ricki loves attention and wants to put a bandaid on ANYTHING! LOL
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Post by marisa on Sept 6, 2007 12:54:35 GMT -5
Laura definitely has a delayed reaction to pain. She also has a high pain tolerance. She will get blood drawn and an IV and never even wince. I always tell them she will be fine, yet the nurses are always surprised she doesn't cry. She even watches them do it.
When she was a baby, she would go weeks without crying. I was always worried that I would not know if something was wrong. She wouldn't even cry if she was hungry. If she is fussy or crying I KNOW something is really wrong.
Marisa
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Post by ALLISA on Sept 16, 2007 17:12:43 GMT -5
Susan...when you described that door on Emily's finger...I FELT the pain....YOW !! ANd yes, that is Erin, too.....takes a few seconds to register that ANYTHING happened, then a puzzled expression, then just plain sad/mad about the pain. Jessie...oh yes....the holding down of Erin is FAR WORSE than the actual blood test...and bandaids she hates, too !! LOL people are always trying to give her stickers to make her happy....she hates them too !! But it's a nice gesture ! LOL For Erin, I do wonder about her pain tolerance/level/feeling because in the past she has had a lot of self-injurous behaviors wich are SO upsetting to witness....but she barely seems to flinch at the pain she has caused herself....rather....seems to want it more.....
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Post by Chris too on Sept 16, 2007 22:11:58 GMT -5
Allisa, do you think Erin is sensory-seeking when she is self-injuring? It's possible that she has low proprioception and is actually gaining comfort from the behavior. I've been told that some kids engage in behaviors that guarantee a spanking because it comforts them. But you've probably heard all this before Chris too
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Post by ALLISA on Sept 18, 2007 7:14:05 GMT -5
Chris....oh yes....she is definitely a seeker of sensory stuff.....from infancy on.....she'd pull her own hair, she had a bad habit of throwing objects and tipping furntiure.....that was all for the satisfying "WHACK" noise she would get.....at school...they put rubber tubing on all the chairs so when she tipped them...it was silent....and the tipping stopped almost immediately ! It has defintiely decreased through age, meds, and brushing / joint compressions.....but it is always there....below the surface !
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