This week's guest columnist is Dr. Allan Olson, a family practice resident at the University Health Center here in Lafayette. Allan is 61 years old, yet is on the long and stressful road of residency that makes a doctor. How…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Frank Betanski, a family practice resident at the University Hospital & Clinics here in Lafayette. If you have kids, especially a son, you may know the feeling: waking your child in the…
It happens more than you think: the child clutches his belly, cries, rolls around on the floor, in obvious pain. Mom and Dad get worried- is this appendicitis? Is something terrible happening to our baby? They rush to the…
I can still see my oldest daughter, 10 years-old then, with her forehead on the dinner table. She could not eat, her stomach hurt too bad. At that time she was having some school trouble, so my wife and I passed it off as…
A common reason for parents to bring their kids to the ED is belly pain. Doctor’s offices and “quick care” urgent care clinics also send us a lot of kids with belly pain. Everyone has the same basic concern- is it appendicitis…
This past Thanksgiving I spent a day at one of my favorite havens- Boy Scout Camp. No TV, plenty of outdoor activity for the boys, and limited junk food. However, this past visit had its disappointments- many of the kids I…
