Doctor knows best?

I was trying to get the blog updated before I posted this but I can't. I really really don't like posts out of order. Oh well.

It seems like we've been in the doctor's office alot lately. Alekisio used to go all the time when he was younger for ear infections, since then Isabelle's taken his place with a huge cyst, asthma, and bladder infections. Yes bladder infections. She had her first around a year old and the doctor thought it was probably bad enough that if she got another one it would be in her kidneys. About a year later she's on her third round of antibiotics for a bladder infection that just won't go away. Let's hope it goes away this time.

It seems Alekisio will be having his share of appointments again as well. He throws up randomly without a fever or any other symptoms. I thought it was just a bug when it happened so I didn't pay too much attention to it. Now I feel like a bad mom. Since we've in Ohio I can remember this happening about four times, three for sure. Once was about two months ago and the other two happened Thanksgiving night and about ten days later. He wakes up from sleeping to vomit, sometimes repeatedly for an hour, and then wakes up in the morning with no signs he was sick the night before. I took him to the doctor and she referred us to a neurologist. I wasn't exactly sure why since he doesn't really complain of headaches that much. Then again he doesn't ever really complain when he's sick at all. We went and the doctor asked him some questions. He used to say his head hurt sometimes but more often it's his stomach. He told the doctor that his head hurts when he throws up. The doctor is sending Sio for an MRI and an EEG just to be sure there's nothing in his head putting pressure on his brain. What I'm worried about is the pill he wants Sio to take every night before bed. I'm not certain he's having headaches, and if he is they aren't more than once or twice a month. The medicine is prescribed for high blood pressure, treatment after a heart attack, and angina.

Alekisio is a really sensitive child. He stresses out about things that alot of kids wouldn't think about. And even though we try not to talk in front of him about these things I think he may have heard someone talk about his head hurting when he's vomiting so he thinks it's the right thing to say.

I want to make sure Sio is healthy. I keep thinking I should have paid more attention when he was vomiting instead of assuming it was the flu. I don't really know what to do but I think I'd like to be more certain about what's hurting him and how often this is happening instead of just giving him medication like that. The doctor told me to keep a daily food, sleep, and illness journal so we can tell how often this is happening and maybe what triggers it. I think keeping a journal for six months and then revisiting the neurologist is a good idea. I just need to keep telling myself that the doctor's are great but sometimes I as a mom need to make decisions that I feel are right for my child. I just hope they both start feeling better soon.