Could it be Hepatitis A???

In the best place now anyway. Hope he has a speedy recovery. Severe pain doesn't sound regular with GF but if it is GF be prepared for a long haul - it can last months. The husband was off school for nearly three months as a kid and that time also covered the summer holidays.

Hope it's something different but that's easily treatable.

Thanks all, Yes he definitely is in overnight, as they are still not sure what he has got.

Hopefully it is something easily treatable. I've got to take a night off work to look after Daughter number 3, as the Wife is staying at the hospital with him.

Bit of a unpleasant surprise.... I guess the good thing is it shows the hospital system works really well.

Just had a look at Hepatitis A and he does have most of those symptoms..... except for the Jaundice... Guess we will wait and see.

A friend of mine who is a doctor her daughter was ill for months and had extreme lethargie she could not go to school. My friend realised based on her medical knowledge and the lengthy time of repeated viruses, lethargie etc that her daughter had developed Epstein Barr. She did lots of reaserch and put her daughter on a very intense program of vitamins.

Now I do not have time to go in to this further except to say I now live in the U.S where I feel there is excessive use of prescription drugs, I avoid doctors here unless absolutely nessesary .My doctor friend back in England did not want her daughter on long term medication. Although I do not know the full details of what she gave her daughter (I know it was not prescribed medicines at all) that it worked and she gradually gained her strength and is now ok.

Do lots of research. I will ask her if you want me to just leave me a note. I wish you all the best with your son.

P.S I am not some way out hippie chick, my family take prescribed medicines if really needed.

Many thanks, we may just do that, have exactly the same thoughts about medicines ourselves, only when really necessary. Appreciate this a lot

Taking him to Royal Childrens is definitely way to go.

A&E docs seem better with breaks and cuts...my toddler was sent away with a 'she is allergic to Nurofen" diagnosis from A&E, when she actually had a virus.

RCH seem to be more used to a variety of children's illnesses and are far more thorough.

Hope he is better soon. Keep us updated.

Swine flu has similar symptoms but I guess they've already ruled that out?

I really hope you get some answers tomorrow and that he improves quickly. Let us know how he's doing.......

I had glandular fever when I was 12. I was off school for about a month and wasn't allowed to do anything really strenuous for a year after - but still did sport etc as usual. It really does knock you backwards. My brother had it when he was 7, but much worse than me. He actually caught it in hospital when he went in for eye surgery. Our family doc visited him a couple of times a day to avoid him having to go back into hospital.

One really strange symptom was my teeth getting a nasty coating on them, almost like a skin.

Good luck to the patient.

Recovered by the skin of your teeth?

I hope they manage to get to the bottom of it and that he is on the mend soon. I had Glandular Fever 3 years ago, in what was meant to be the final year of my teaching degree, I was ill for a few months and even when I managed to get rid of it I still suffered from nausea, vomiting and other illnessess for weeks. I was lucky, I know people who haven't managed to fight it off so quickly. Rest is the most important thing, as well as fluids.

Good Luck and keep us posted!

Keep us posted mate, it's a shitter when kids are sick, you just feel so helpless. Wishing your lad a speedy recovery

My son is about to be discharged from hospital, with confirmed Glandular Fever. Not knowing exactly, was obviously the worst part.

Many thanks for everyones good wishes.... Wifes been with him there since around this time yesterday.

I think she may need a cup of Tea when she gets back

Definitely have a look at vitamin supplements for glandular fever. I had it when I was about 17 and it was rotten. The doctors wouldnt prescribe anything other than nurefen for the pain, and it took ages to recover. My doctor recommended echinacea, which I was religious about for ages, but I am not sure about it anymore.

I think I lived on double creamy double chocolate ice-cream and mushroom soup for a month That was the good bit. But I couldnt really swallow and that was all I could face. It certainly helped to cheer me up.

I hope he gets better soon!

Hope he doesn't have it for long and don't let him do anything too physical even if he thinks he can, could knock him back for even longer.

glad he's finally been diagnosed and hope it doesn't last too long; poor kid