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Hi everyone. It's been a rough week. Over the past few months Olivia's been experiencing bad stomach pain, some days bad enough to keep her home from school. Last Thursday Olivia missed practice so we could go to see her brother's concert. While we're sitting there she started complaining of pain. Friday morning she woke up still complaining and said it was worse then the night before. We kept her home from school and I took her to a clinic for blood work. (We saw the doctor back in October, we tried tons of remedies, none worked for very long. The doc prescribed 5 different blood test so we had them done Friday. Still waiting for results.) Anyway, Saturday I wake her up to go to practice, she's still moaning, just miserable. I call the gym again, telling them she's not coming. As the day went on she was better and didn't complain too much. Yesterday morning, she's up in the morning, saying mom, I really should go to practice tonight, I don't think I should miss again ~ all the while she doesn't look good, her stomach hurts......Yesterday my dh & I ran into a mom from our old gym who had 2 daughters that made the elite level, one is still there, we told her what's going on and she said it sounds like nervous stomach, like she feels sick whenever she thinks about going to the gym. She said over the years she's seen a lot of girls experience that, some more so than others, depending on the kid. My dh and I looked at each other like Aha! that's gotta be what's going on with her. I'm not saying there isn't something medically wrong with her, I'll wait for the results but it really sounds to me like it's more a mental thing with her.
Anyway, sorry I got so wordy. Last night we sat her down and asked her if she wanted to go to practice and she shook her head no. Then we asked her if she ever wanted to go back and with tears in her eyes she said no! She said she's just too afraid, doesn't think she'll ever catch up, is getting kind of tired of the whole thing and really wants to try new things. Part of me felt so sad but the other part felt relief. Even if this nervous stomach isn't her problem, she's done. She was adament about it again this morning, really wants to try other things. Of course, the dollar signs being flushed down the drain are enough to make me cry, it's all okay. I'm going to talk to the gym owners and coaches tonight. I'm sure I'll lose it as soon as I go in there. :bawling:
I will probably still lurk around here, check up on everyone. Who knows, she may totally have a change of heart and want to go back. It's up to her. I want to thank everyone for their advise here and all the cyber friendships I've made over the last 3 years. I'll miss everyone!
Anyway, sorry I got so wordy. Last night we sat her down and asked her if she wanted to go to practice and she shook her head no. Then we asked her if she ever wanted to go back and with tears in her eyes she said no! She said she's just too afraid, doesn't think she'll ever catch up, is getting kind of tired of the whole thing and really wants to try new things. Part of me felt so sad but the other part felt relief. Even if this nervous stomach isn't her problem, she's done. She was adament about it again this morning, really wants to try other things. Of course, the dollar signs being flushed down the drain are enough to make me cry, it's all okay. I'm going to talk to the gym owners and coaches tonight. I'm sure I'll lose it as soon as I go in there. :bawling:
I will probably still lurk around here, check up on everyone. Who knows, she may totally have a change of heart and want to go back. It's up to her. I want to thank everyone for their advise here and all the cyber friendships I've made over the last 3 years. I'll miss everyone!