Yesterday my 6 year old started having an attack of extreme left sided chest pain after eating. He commonly gets gas and indigestion so realistically I knew it was probably that, but he’s still my baby so I was still getting anxious wonderingg if it was something cardiac or whatever. I do struggle with anxiety, and I started having anxious thoughts about having to give him CPR, him having a CHD that’s gone undetected until now, etc. all bad stuff. It didn’t help that we were at Walmart while this happened and he was sitting in the cart crying “helpppp meeee”!!
We had to leave Walmart and he could barely walk to the car. When we got in the car I called my mom cause I didn’t know what the fuck else to do lol my heart was racing at this pointt! Then my husband says, “BUT YOURE A NURSE”!
Anybody else ever get told this in hard, personal situations? Like when it comes to my kids it doesn’t really mattter that I’m a nurse. I still feel helpless when they’re sick or hurt. When it’s my husband or another (adult) family member, I can give “nurse help”. But when it’s my kids I just can’t!
Anyway, I gave my son simethicone and then his pain went away within ten minutes.