Update!

We took Michaela yesterday to Boys Town Research Hospital to see a pediatric GI specialist. We saw a wonderful PA, she took alot of time asking questions, reviewing what had been sent to them by our pediatrician.

Her feeling is it is not gastrointestinal. She believes her intestines are fine, her concern it if she is allergic to gluten or wheat. She had blood drawn to check for Sylliac Disease, also wanted a full panel to check her other counts. The reason she is leaning more toward this is, there is something in your blood when you are allergic things, didn't know this, but hers has been elevated every time they have drawn her blood.

The doctors biggest concern, like ours, is her weight. She was up to 102 yesterday at the office, Hallelujah, but has been floating around 100 or lower at times. She wanted us to push calories, Milk Shakes with real ice cream, Vitamin D milk, Carnation instant breakfast, pediasure. She refuses to even try pediasure. So we will try the others.

Once the lab tests are back we will go back, scheduled on the 18Th of January, for an endoscopy, where they will look at her digestive track and take a few biopsies, Dr. Prestridge will do these procedures. She will have this regardless of what the blood tests show. She wants the blood test back before the procedure, because there is a chance they will have to do a colonoscopy too, but she really does not think it will be necessary.

So for now we wait and treat symptoms, which is the hardest thing for a mom. When she is really hurting it is terrible. She cries and cries and can not get the comfortable.

Please continue to pray for guidance for the doctors that they may find answers, for Michaela as she must endure her pain and the fear of the procedures. Also, I ask prayers for Steve and myself as we are both handling all this in different ways.

Thank you all for your love and support we appreciate it.

Love to all!