SARAHSARAH253
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Hi there,
I haven't brought this up before, but I'm afraid it's getting worse. My son screams his head off from the moment he sees the parking lot of the hospital. He doesn't stop until we drive away. I still put him in his stroller that way I don't have to chase him as he tries to escape as we walk to the elevators. As we walk through the hospital different receptionist hand him books/stickers and just screams "All Done". When we get into his room to wait for the team this continues. Sometimes he works himself up so badly that he vomits. The team has brought in a nice woman with toys and that helps some what for a few minutes than another "Scary" person with a mask/gown/gloves comes in.
He now acts the same way at the pediatricians office. It's so bad that he starts as soon as we hit the check in desk. Everyone in the building looks out their doors. I quietly explain "I'm sorry we go to the doctors allot". I haven't showed any signs of weakness but at his three year visit. I teared up. I just wanted to scream and run out and never take him back. I know I can't do this but Gosh it sounds good!
His pediatrician mentioned "Autism" because Johnny just screams and freaks out. I had him evaluated at Birth to three over the summer. They didn't see any of his "freaking" out because all their testing was not done in a hospital setting. It breaks my heart. I can't even walk my son into Lens Crafters with out a panic attack. I know he has a bad case of White Coat Syndrome. I'm glad that he is in PreSchool that way I have other perfessionals that get to see my son the way the rest of the world sees him. He hasn't cried or screamed once since starting his new preschool. I have a teacher parent conference next week. I'm hoping that I could have them talk to his CF team. I try and explain at doctors appointments that my son doesn't act normally like this. I tell them he is simply afraid.
Johnny has had two years of Synagis shots/ plus flu/H191 shots last year/ all the damn blood draws/throat cultures/ plus going in for monthly ear cleanings....When they hold him down and squirt hot water in his ears. I think that be enough for any person any age to HATE doctors. I know it sounds like I'm making excuses for my son. But, I understand why he freaks out. He doesn't have the years or words to express what he if feeling so he goes into panic mode.
Any tips would be great. I have already stopped the monthly ear cleanings. Trying to space out the pedestrians office. I do blood draws on different days than clinics, so he doesn't associate them together. Just recently they stopped having me take all his clothes off and putting him on the baby scale at clinic. He also doesn't have to get stretched out on that board anymore to measure him. He just stands on the wall. That helps allot. Can't stop the throat cultures. Thanks so much!
Sarah
Mommy to Johnny 3 w/cf....Bailey 1 years old Yesterday no/cf
I haven't brought this up before, but I'm afraid it's getting worse. My son screams his head off from the moment he sees the parking lot of the hospital. He doesn't stop until we drive away. I still put him in his stroller that way I don't have to chase him as he tries to escape as we walk to the elevators. As we walk through the hospital different receptionist hand him books/stickers and just screams "All Done". When we get into his room to wait for the team this continues. Sometimes he works himself up so badly that he vomits. The team has brought in a nice woman with toys and that helps some what for a few minutes than another "Scary" person with a mask/gown/gloves comes in.
He now acts the same way at the pediatricians office. It's so bad that he starts as soon as we hit the check in desk. Everyone in the building looks out their doors. I quietly explain "I'm sorry we go to the doctors allot". I haven't showed any signs of weakness but at his three year visit. I teared up. I just wanted to scream and run out and never take him back. I know I can't do this but Gosh it sounds good!
His pediatrician mentioned "Autism" because Johnny just screams and freaks out. I had him evaluated at Birth to three over the summer. They didn't see any of his "freaking" out because all their testing was not done in a hospital setting. It breaks my heart. I can't even walk my son into Lens Crafters with out a panic attack. I know he has a bad case of White Coat Syndrome. I'm glad that he is in PreSchool that way I have other perfessionals that get to see my son the way the rest of the world sees him. He hasn't cried or screamed once since starting his new preschool. I have a teacher parent conference next week. I'm hoping that I could have them talk to his CF team. I try and explain at doctors appointments that my son doesn't act normally like this. I tell them he is simply afraid.
Johnny has had two years of Synagis shots/ plus flu/H191 shots last year/ all the damn blood draws/throat cultures/ plus going in for monthly ear cleanings....When they hold him down and squirt hot water in his ears. I think that be enough for any person any age to HATE doctors. I know it sounds like I'm making excuses for my son. But, I understand why he freaks out. He doesn't have the years or words to express what he if feeling so he goes into panic mode.
Any tips would be great. I have already stopped the monthly ear cleanings. Trying to space out the pedestrians office. I do blood draws on different days than clinics, so he doesn't associate them together. Just recently they stopped having me take all his clothes off and putting him on the baby scale at clinic. He also doesn't have to get stretched out on that board anymore to measure him. He just stands on the wall. That helps allot. Can't stop the throat cultures. Thanks so much!
Sarah
Mommy to Johnny 3 w/cf....Bailey 1 years old Yesterday no/cf