No News Isn't Always Good...

It's frustrating, but there hasn't been a lot of change regarding my son's health. The last few weeks I have been at my wit's end with the lack of answers and progress in my son's case. We have gone though quite a few potential diagnoses, but nothing has been certain.

Due to the lack of movement towards a concrete diagnosis of any kind, my son's pediatrician sent us to the local children's hospital to have some testing done. If it weren't for the fact that he finally received expedited outpatient appointments with several specialists I would have regarded his stay at the hospital to be largely unfruitful and an overall colossal waste of time (another story entirely for another time).

He continues to appear as if he is in pain and feeling miserable. He often moans or whines, lets out screams of pain randomly throughout the day, continues to be small despite eating great, doesn't sleep well, cries in his sleep most of the time, and throws up at least once a day.

It's very painful for me to watch him suffer day in and day out. It's frustrating that there seems to be nothing I can do to help him, and it's sad to see him become sullen and melancholy. Thankfully he still has many smiles and giggles and I do my best to treasure these moments. I have noticed, however, that there are more and more expressionless, sad, and lackluster moments. This breaks my heart.

I know sometimes no news can be good news. For me this is not one of those times. I am hopeful that we will soon figure out what is causing his discomfort. I am hoping that we will be able to help him in some way. I am also feeling a certain peacefulness about the many potential diagnoses. I know in my heart that with our Heavenly Father's loving guidance everything will be okay. In the mean time I need to focus on being patient while we wait.