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[quote=Anonymous]Your son could have an auto-immune disease.

My second child, who was diagnosed with lupus at 13, was exposed to all her older sibling's germs as a baby, and attended preschool, so she didn't have that many absences in early elementary. However, she's been sick MORE OFTEN at 16 than when she was a baby. This winter and early spring, it was non-stop, practically. Her bloodwork is permanently abnormal because of her disease, and she's just prone to catching every opportunistic illness out there. Unfortunately, now she's in high school, every school day counts.

I commend you for hiring a tutor, OP. Please keep that up.

Also, sorry to bring it up, but is he full-on sick when you keep him home? Not just sniffles and feeling OK? If the former, it's true he has to stay home. If the latter, he goes to school. Does he have good hand-washing hygiene and knows to wash his hands before eating?

Please insist on more extensive bloodwork, including markers of inflammation. Tell the pediatrician you suspect he is immuno-compromised and worry he may have some sort of auto-immune disease.

Be ready to get 5 vials of blood drawn, at least. If it's more than that, you can always tell the phlebotomist you'll come back another day for the rest. Your kid need to be well hydrated for the blood draws. Give him all his favorite drinks at least an hour before. We have crappy insurance and the last full panel cost us more than 1K - I hope yours is cheaper.
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