Anxiety and getting sick?

blossom
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:04:37 +0000

Does he have a pediatrician or internist coordinating his care and reading test results, tracking his meds, etc. to make sure nothing is falling through the cracks?

My primary care physician is a DO (not an MD) and is quick to tell me 'this isn’t my area of expertise, you need to see XYZ specialist" but he is PHENOMENAL at coordinating, thoughtfully looking at an ultrasound even after the radiologist has weighed in, carefully tracks all meds and tests.

Does your son have that and if not- can you go back to the original prescribing doc for a review of his tests?

Agree that summer time may be less anxiety provoking for him, but there are techniques to deal with his stressors in addition to the meds. And if he hasn’t been evaluated by a nutritionist— just to make sure that with all the upchucking he isn’t experiencing some dietary deficiency???

Hugs. This is scary.

I have one tip for you though-- STOP thinking about college! It will be there when he’s healthy! Don’t add a ticking clock and calendar to his worries. The world isn’t running out of macroeconomics or psych 1 or differential equations or Spanish literature or whatever else he’s interested in studying. It will be there in due time.

Another hug.