The intolerance started when she was a pre-schooler. It started off with tummy aches. Then she progressed to pain in the calves and behind the knees. Those were real pain, which kept her awake at bed time and even woke her up in the middle of the night. I googled and those were probably growing pains. The internet also said that not all children will experience growing pain; only those with low pain threshold. Ah ha, that must be my Lil Shauna.
Every now and then, she will complain about headache, tummy pain and even chest pain. When we ask her to rate the pains, the pains are always very high on her scale yet she could function normally most of the time. To add on, she is super dramatic. A little cut or broken skin and she reacted as if she had just been slashed and don't remind me about bath time thereafter. A little pain in her leg and you can see her limping around.
It has come to a point that I can no longer tell if it is real pain or she is faking it. Every pain is very pain. Zzzzz. On Monday, when I picked her up from Student Care, she complained that she felt breathless in the late afternoon. She said that it was as if her lungs didn't get enough air even when she took deep breathes. Of course I panicked. Cough? No. Stuffy nose? No. Headache? Yes, but only when I asked.
I texted Daddy Lim, who didn't think that it was a big deal and told me to monitor. For the next hour, Lil Shauna acted like the most lethargic person in the world and intentionally took deep breathes in front of me every now and then. However, she could talk normally, walk home normally and eat normally. Zzzzz.
The drama continued through dinner but miraculously disappeared after shower when it was free time (to watch TV). Haiz, I cannot tell if she recovered or she exaggerated the discomfort. I have a drama queen at home.
Mummy Lim
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