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Anyone have any idea of how to treat this, what causes it, etc? The internet searches don't turn much up that helps.
Here's the scoop -- last Thursday near midnight 5-year-old DD woke up vomiting with extreme abdominal pain. She was unable to stand up straight and near hysterics with pain. When I asked her where her tummy hurt she pointed to her lower right quadrant. Having had some medical training a LONG time ago, I remembered the appendicitis trick of "press and release" -- if it hurts more when you release then when you press down, it is likely appendicitis. Well, it hurt more on the release. So we rushed her in to the ER. They gave her a CAT scan -- good news it was not appendicitis, bad news, it is mesenteric adenitis. They told me that means basically she has enlarged lymph nodes throughout her mesentary (abdominal) area and it could be caused by a few different things and we'll have to follow up with a pediatric gastroenterologist.
They gave her some Zofran to stop the vomiting which they hoped would also ease the pain. The next morning I called her pediatrician for a referral to a GI doc and the pediatric GI can't get her in until May 1! ARGH! She is still in pain today, 4 days later, still vomiting, and has lost weight because she has no appetite. I put in another call to our pediatrician begging him to pull some strings to get her seen sooner, but nothing so far.
Does anyone know of anything I can do to ease the pain? Anything that could be causing it? Online research says it could be colitis, Crohn's disease, Celiac disease, etc, etc. Basically any digestive problem.
I hate seeing my baby girl in so much pain. Luckily she can sleep, so between holding her and reading to her and napping she is getting through it, but any help that anyone can suggest would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Here's the scoop -- last Thursday near midnight 5-year-old DD woke up vomiting with extreme abdominal pain. She was unable to stand up straight and near hysterics with pain. When I asked her where her tummy hurt she pointed to her lower right quadrant. Having had some medical training a LONG time ago, I remembered the appendicitis trick of "press and release" -- if it hurts more when you release then when you press down, it is likely appendicitis. Well, it hurt more on the release. So we rushed her in to the ER. They gave her a CAT scan -- good news it was not appendicitis, bad news, it is mesenteric adenitis. They told me that means basically she has enlarged lymph nodes throughout her mesentary (abdominal) area and it could be caused by a few different things and we'll have to follow up with a pediatric gastroenterologist.
They gave her some Zofran to stop the vomiting which they hoped would also ease the pain. The next morning I called her pediatrician for a referral to a GI doc and the pediatric GI can't get her in until May 1! ARGH! She is still in pain today, 4 days later, still vomiting, and has lost weight because she has no appetite. I put in another call to our pediatrician begging him to pull some strings to get her seen sooner, but nothing so far.
Does anyone know of anything I can do to ease the pain? Anything that could be causing it? Online research says it could be colitis, Crohn's disease, Celiac disease, etc, etc. Basically any digestive problem.
I hate seeing my baby girl in so much pain. Luckily she can sleep, so between holding her and reading to her and napping she is getting through it, but any help that anyone can suggest would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
) He has had mesenteric adenitis pain on and off for about 2 years, always getting very significant when accompanied by other infections. Doctors are seeking the cause but can't find anything. We have a history of IBD in our family, which I hope is not his case. Can you please let me know how your little girl turned out? Has it been resolved? I really hope to get a reply from you 
