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Here we go again!
This is likely something that happened a year or more ago. Probably in middle school. That's when the behavior and emotional problems were at their peak, and when he was also on some medications that we now know were contributing to the problem. Ever since we got him off Elavil, Lexapro and even Strattera, his depression improved, his anger and hostility improved, his hypersexual behaviors improved, the stealing, the lying, all of it got better since he's been on the Remeron/Tegretol combo. I can actually tolerate him for short periods OFF his Daytrana patch, and before, it was nearly impossible to deal with him.
At any rate, the psychiatrist has been emailed with all the specifics of what we've learned today. And I'll be letting the therapist know when we go back in two weeks. Hopefully we can get the medical issues resolved by the first week of January.
My only fear now is about complications over removal of whatever this is. If it's adhered to the bladder wall then that will probably mean surgery, but I could be wrong. Amazingly enough, he has never complained of being in pain because of this, and it may have been in there for as long as two, maybe even three years. Which is about as long as he's been having "IBS" problems.
I feel pretty good about the future, though. He's doing much better right now than he has in a long time, and if there's now a fix for his medical issues, then there's a lot of hope for the immediate future.
And yeah, I'd love to run away for a while! But I opted for a few hours out with my BFF whom I haven't seen in many months. We had a great time catching up over coffee this afternoon at a mall. I've known her since I was about 9 or 10, and she's one of those people I can always pick right up where I left off with without missing a beat. Just before we said our good-byes, we found a photo booth and on a whim decided to take our picture together. We laughed so hard we cried and except for a few more wrinkles, we look like the same two goofy girls that met on the playground oh-so-many years ago and had an instant bond. Funny how a few hours with someone like that can be so good for the soul. So I'm o.k. right now.
At any rate, the psychiatrist has been emailed with all the specifics of what we've learned today. And I'll be letting the therapist know when we go back in two weeks. Hopefully we can get the medical issues resolved by the first week of January.
My only fear now is about complications over removal of whatever this is. If it's adhered to the bladder wall then that will probably mean surgery, but I could be wrong. Amazingly enough, he has never complained of being in pain because of this, and it may have been in there for as long as two, maybe even three years. Which is about as long as he's been having "IBS" problems.
I feel pretty good about the future, though. He's doing much better right now than he has in a long time, and if there's now a fix for his medical issues, then there's a lot of hope for the immediate future.
And yeah, I'd love to run away for a while! But I opted for a few hours out with my BFF whom I haven't seen in many months. We had a great time catching up over coffee this afternoon at a mall. I've known her since I was about 9 or 10, and she's one of those people I can always pick right up where I left off with without missing a beat. Just before we said our good-byes, we found a photo booth and on a whim decided to take our picture together. We laughed so hard we cried and except for a few more wrinkles, we look like the same two goofy girls that met on the playground oh-so-many years ago and had an instant bond. Funny how a few hours with someone like that can be so good for the soul. So I'm o.k. right now.