After a really rough week, we are starting to see some improvements. With the end of school, our vacation just around the corner, Alex's birthday parties and the house being invaded by contractors, Alex's poor little tummy was in knots last week.
She'd been so excited about her birthday. Then 5 minutes before her family party she had a bit of a panic attack and wanted the party called off and to send everyone home. But she did great working through it and within about 5 minutes, she was pretty pulled together. The parties were a success and she was feeling much better.
We also had our first visit with the psychologist. It was just Shawn and I and it wasn't terribly fruitful. Basically he took some history. Agreed that beyond a shadow of a doubt what we were describing was some (or various) forms of anxiety, possibly coupledth some other stuff, and scheduled us for three back-to-back appt the end of August. He also made a few suggestions for what to do, or more specifically what not to do, when Alex is in one of her episodes of "high anxiety".
Let's just hope that the summer is smoothe sailing!
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HI Sue! Have you guys ever tested her for IBS? That can often be aggravated by anxiety. It sounds as if the anxiety is exacerbating her symptoms, but that there may be something underlying all of this.???
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