My son also faints, or comes very close to fainting. He has even fainted and then wet his pants. I'm trying to research this problem and find out what I can do to prevent it from happening. I can't believe a doctor would tell you he's doing it on purpose? That's just awful. I know my son has something that triggers it. He faints when he gets hurt, or if he hears a story about someone getting hurt. Today he fainted at school because a little boy next to him was telling him he cut his finger over the weekend and his finger was swollen. About 10 min. later my son felt the fainting spell coming on and he knows to sit down quickly or lay down. I'm always scared he will fall and hit his head. The first time he fainted he was only 3 and I called the ambulance and they life-flighted him to Texas Childrens hospital in Houston. It scared me to death! I'm also someone who faints and I have fainted maybe 10 - 15 times over my life time. I'm 45 years old. After his first time to faint, I started looking for signs and triggers. We have learned things that trigger his fainting. He doesn't have to see anyone bleeding to faint, he will faint at just hearing about a story when someone gets hurt. Do you think something similar could be triggering your sons fainting spells. My son also loses color. He turns white or Gray. That's very scary to watch. Since I have fainted throughout my life I never thought it was a big deal. I would just tell who was with me I'm about to faint. I would lay down and faint and then rest and get back up. When it's your child it's scary. I'm right now trying to research if I can desensitize my child, so he doesn't faint so often. In the past month he has fainted or come real close to completely passing out 3 times in 4 weeks, all due to things that triggered it. He cut his hand on a stick, Fell down on a side walk scraped his knew and elbow and was bleeding, also just hearing a story of someone else getting hurt. I've also had his heart checked out and nothing shows up. I hope this info will help you. By reading this blog, it sounds like it's pretty common, but I don't know anyone who faints except me, my son and daughter. But, my son is the most sensitive. He is now 7 and he has fainted about 14 times. My biggest fear is, he will fall and hit his head. Although today he sat down and the teachers went up to him and asked what was wrong. He told them. Good luck with your son.
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My son also faints, or comes very close to fainting. He has even fainted and then wet his pants. I'm trying to research this problem and find out what I can do to prevent it from happening. I can't believe a doctor would tell you he's doing it on purpose? That's just awful. I know my son has something that triggers it. He faints when he gets hurt, or if he hears a story about someone getting hurt. Today he fainted at school because a little boy next to him was telling him he cut his finger over the weekend and his finger was swollen. About 10 min. later my son felt the fainting spell coming on and he knows to sit down quickly or lay down. I'm always scared he will fall and hit his head. The first time he fainted he was only 3 and I called the ambulance and they life-flighted him to Texas Childrens hospital in Houston. It scared me to death! I'm also someone who faints and I have fainted maybe 10 - 15 times over my life time. I'm 45 years old. After his first time to faint, I started looking for signs and triggers. We have learned things that trigger his fainting. He doesn't have to see anyone bleeding to faint, he will faint at just hearing about a story when someone gets hurt. Do you think something similar could be triggering your sons fainting spells. My son also loses color. He turns white or Gray. That's very scary to watch. Since I have fainted throughout my life I never thought it was a big deal. I would just tell who was with me I'm about to faint. I would lay down and faint and then rest and get back up. When it's your child it's scary. I'm right now trying to research if I can desensitize my child, so he doesn't faint so often. In the past month he has fainted or come real close to completely passing out 3 times in 4 weeks, all due to things that triggered it. He cut his hand on a stick, Fell down on a side walk scraped his knew and elbow and was bleeding, also just hearing a story of someone else getting hurt. I've also had his heart checked out and nothing shows up. I hope this info will help you. By reading this blog, it sounds like it's pretty common, but I don't know anyone who faints except me, my son and daughter. But, my son is the most sensitive. He is now 7 and he has fainted about 14 times. My biggest fear is, he will fall and hit his head. Although today he sat down and the teachers went up to him and asked what was wrong. He told them. Good luck with your son.
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