I took Nathan to see his doctor today. He started having random stomach pains in june of last year. We started treating him for acid reflux at that time. The first drug had no effect at all. We tried a second medication and saw little change leading to an increase to an adult dosage of the same med. After three months of no changes michael and I assumed that nathan, being our little drama king, was just faking. Until about a month ago when he stopped eating. At least one meal a day he will take two or three bites and then say he can’t eat because his belly hurts. It’s hard to know what to do about an ailment that has no evidence, but when there is an obvious truth, such as diet and appetite changes, concern starts to set in. His pediatrician doesn’t feel good about starting him on another medication when the first two didn’t help anyway so we are being referred to a pediatric gastro-interologist (I’m certain that’s spelled wrong) at vanderbilt. I don’t feel afraid. I truly don’t think we are facing anything serious and after battling asthma for six years and our scare with cystic fibrosis, we can handle this! So say a prayer for us just in case and I’ll update when I know more.

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