 [ Symptoms ] i was taking my pulse & accidentally pushed too hard on the vein in my neck the pulse is now barely there and im worried i was trying to take my pulse and accidentally pushed too hard on the vein in my neck the pulse is now barely there on one side and i am worried i do not even want to touch either side of my neck anymore because i am too scared will is slowly come back to normal do i need to go to the hospital [ Disease ] a child of his age can get 6 9 viral infections per year on the average if each one lasts a week or two it can seem that he is sick all of the time the more exposure to other children the more likely he will share those easily transmitted germs it is normal to be concerned about his immune system but as a child his immune system is inherently immature    children do get sick more than adults and older children they tend to be better after age 6 as you know i have no way of specifically determining why he seems to get sick so many times so you will need to bring this up to his medical provider