This is the face of my brave little man!!! Bryan has had some strange "throwing" up attacks. As I monitored them for about a year and tried to figure out what was going on or what might be triggering them I started to get "concerned". So I finally decided it was time to rule out the scary possibilities. Off to the doctor we go. They were not sure what was going on either so over to the lab to draw blood. 4 vials! He did his best to put on his brave face and no tears!!! (I was so impressed because I don't do needles. It does not matter how many times I have been poked I still HATE them, so he was much more brave than I have ever been!)
We finally get the labs back and instead of having answers..... we only have more questions. This time they want to see him back and also do an upper GI. No food or drink for 12 hours, (which seems to set off the issue for us ) but we follow directions and head to that appointment and then back to the doctor's office. Of course, they were behind schedule so now he is starving as it is almost noon. She wants more blood work. Really?!?! Back to the lab we go.
This time the nurse cannot find a vein. She has poked but nothing so she starts to move the needle around in hopes of getting something without having to poke again. I can see the look on my little man's face and big tears starting to form in those gorgeous blue eyes. (for the record... Bryan is the only one who can make me feel bad about anything, those eyes kill me everytime!) I go over and hold him and tell him it is okay to cry and down come the tears. The dear nurse apologizes and explains that since he is fasting he is a bit dehydrated and she has to try again. I can see the fear in his eyes. I want her to take my blood instead but that won't work. So with his lip quivering she goes to the other arm. Luckily it worked. 3 more vials of blood.
Of course, after that I do the only thing I know how to make everything better. Yup you guessed it, my favorite ice cream treat..... MALTS!!! Yes indeed. We have a winner!!! He even looks happy!!! Some days it is so hard to be the Mom!!! I hate to see them hurt and not be able to do something to make it all go away. As for the answers........ we are still waiting for labs to come back, however we are getting closer to figuring it out and the "scary" stuff has all been ruled out!!! But my friends.... never underestimate the healing power of ICE CREAM!!!
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I think you need a specialist to come and draw Brian's blood that has done it a few thousand times with tiny veins. I get calls from the ER, LAB, CLINIC"S, and of course the nursery to come start those IV"s. Next time have Jay fly up and I will fly back and do all of those lab draws plus get to fly in a fast plane.
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