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Julie and her son, Clancy<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n About two years ago, my son had a sore stomach. No biggie. I\u2019ve nursed countless sore stomachs and have been knee deep in kiddo vomit. This was in my wheelhouse. Here\u2019s the thing, though. It NEVER went away, and it was PAINFUL and CONSTANT.<\/p>\n For the first while, I just tried to distract him and get the bowels moving to see if that was the problem. We considered the possibility of stress\/anxiety, because we all know that brain\/gut connection is closely linked. After exploring that, we ruled it out. I eventually took him to the doctor, who arranged for us to see a pediatrician. The pediatrician referred us to a pediatric gastroenterologist.<\/p>\n Months and months passed and there was ZERO improvement. In my frustration, I eventually turned up with him at the children\u2019s hospital and said, \u201cwe\u2019re not leaving until I find out what\u2019s wrong with this kid.\u201d<\/p>\n Mama Bear had finally had enough. You can only watch your kid suffer for so long. He missed almost two years of school, two hockey seasons, an end of year school trip and countless other opportunities. It was heart-breaking.<\/p>\n After many tests and scans, we still don\u2019t really have answers. The doctors have said that sometimes kids just have inflammation and abdominal migraines. They can last a couple of years, then just disappear.<\/p>\n Cue the waiting game. Again.<\/p>\n As we search for answers and ways to cope, here\u2019s what we have learned has been helpful for my kid:<\/p>\n This has been a trying two years. The last few weeks, I have had a glimmer of hope. His pains are fewer and further in between. I\u2019m finally feeling hopeful.<\/p>\n Do you have a child with a chronic pain or health condition? Are you working through a complex diagnosis or treatment plan? What are your survival tips?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Julie and her son, Clancy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-33","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-parenting"},"yoast_head":"\n\n