Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! 

I have been MIA for awhile - but I will try & be better in 2012. 

We have been busy this last half of the year. My son has been diagnosed with swelling in his small intestine. They haven't labeled it as Crohn's yet - but life has been rough. 

The pain started on his lower right hand side of his abdomen & we thought - uh-oh appendix. We took him to the doctor & he immediately sent us to the emergency room. Well, after a week of my son being in the hospital on pain meds & test after test...we still didn't have a concrete answer. Just not anything evil (appendix, gull bladder, pancreas - all clean)

Last month we hit the surgery center to get my son an endoscopy - poor guy! He was a trooper - even managed to get down the magnesium citrate (a big YUCK!) We found out that he was lactose intolerant & has trouble breaking down malt. Hmmm.

The milk thing is hard. The boy is a HUGE cereal eater! He would eat it for every meal if no one was looking. So, the search for the perfect alternative began...

Almond milk....No.

Silk.....No.

Lactose free milk....Yes!!! 

To top everything off, last week he had a fever & cough. Then an allergic reaction to one of the medications he is on. He broke out in hives. (sigh) An emergency room visit with week of benadryl & I feel like we are finally getting back to normal. We still aren't sure if it was the Pentasa or Augmenton - but we are staying away from both.

He has missed a lot of school - Thankfully the administrators have been very kind & helpful. How to get caught up is beyond my abilities though. Right when we get a plan worked out - he gets sick. How do other parents get through this?

We have tried to keep him involved in the things that give him joy. He was in the school play "Guys & Dolls" at the beginning of December & is playing basketball & dancing. It keeps his mind off things & him physically active. 

Here is to a Healthy 2012 for all!