Needing Answers...

My poor little Claire!  Claire has had on-going --- diarrhea --- for lack of a better word, since the beginning of April.  It came on all of a sudden and it hasn't let up.  We thought it was attributed to a tummy virus she had back in April which caused her to be sick to her tummy and throw up, but that only lasted one day and the messy diapers continued.  In May, I took her to the Pediatrition to get her checked out because it was still going on, 2-3 times a day and it just didn't seem normal.  The Dr. sent me home with a stool kit to collect samples from her diaper - YUCK!  That rates last on my list of favorite things to do as a mom!!  But as a mom, I did it.  I had to collect 3 tubes of it and it was time sensitive so as soon as I collected them, I had to rush it to the lab to be tested.  The results of her stool tests came back normal...no parasites or abnormal bacteria were in her poo, so the next step was blood work. 
We went to the children's hospital today - me, Grandma, Evelyn, Claire, and baby Bonnie (13 days old).  Not a fun visit I tell ya!  We saw a Dr we did not know and he poked and prodded Claire and he asked a ton of questions about her diet and about her weight gain and our family health history...etc. Then he sent us off to the "BLUE WALL".  Behind the blue wall was the lab and Miss Martha.  DUN DUN DUN!!!!!!
Miss Martha called Claire's name and Claire and mommy went back while Grandma stayed in the lobby with the two girls. 
Miss Martha didn't smile.
Miss Martha didn't really even say hello. 
Miss Martha told us to sit and told me to hold Claire and then she grabbed Claire's little arm and went in for the kill. 
Miss Martha DID NOT tell me to hold Claire's FREE hand and she reacted when she felt the prick and she pushed Miss Martha's hand out of the way ... which was the hand that was putting the needle into Claire's vein so when Miss Martha's hand was pushed away...the needle came out and so did a lot of blood.  Claire's blood. My little TWO year olds blood!  I forced myself not to panic at the sight of it.
THEN Miss Martha told me to hold her free hand and that she had to try again.  She tried the same spot again which didn't not work and only caused more pain for little Claire.  Since the 2nd attempt did not work, she had to try a THIRD time in a different spot, so she tried a third time in Claire's hand.  FINALLY a success and then we sat there with Claire screaming in my arms and I am pinning her free hand down and the tears were streaming and the sweat was building while Miss Martha filled 3 vials of blood for testing. 
And then...it was all over.  I turned Claire around to face me and comfort and console my crying baby!  I paced the room to calm her down, but it was working.  She was unconsolable!  We left the "BLUE WALL" and made our way out of the office, down the hall, down the elevator from the 7th floor, into the parking deck, down to the car and got everyone buckled in their seats and Claire was SCREAMING the entire time on our journey out of there.  Once to the car, I gave Claire a lolli-pop and promised her ice cream and anything she wanted really, I felt so bad for her!
We made it home and she told everyone about her boo-boo's all day long!  It was an exhausting day and I would NOT have survived without my mom there to help!  Thankfully, Bonnie slept through the whole thing and Evelyn was a trooper and very concerned about her little sister when she heard her crying. 
Now we wait until the test results come back in a couple of weeks.  Hopefully, the news will be NO NEWS!  Prayers for Claire are appreciated!!!!