The one minute bladder

In December of 2012, just 2 months after we took Greysen out of school, I noticed he was running to use the bathroom quite frequently. I started to wonder if maybe he had a bladder infection or a uti but he didn't have a fever or any other sysmptoms. You wouldn't know it by how much we visit the doctor now but I really don't take the kids to the doctor unless they have plenty of symptoms that warrant a trip there. I gave it a couple weeks but decided I better take him in. Our doctor wasn't available and the only other opening was with Doctor Jagodzinski whom we had never seen so I relunctantly made the appointment. We got to the doctor and I explained to the nurse that Greysen had been having frequent urination but no other symptoms. The doctor came in and examined him and said that his urine tested negative for any bacteria. She wasn't sure what was causing it but that sometimes little boys can have problems with bladder control. The thing was, Greysen had never had a problem with his bladder before. That was the part that DID work so I was actually concerned that out of no where he would use the bathroom, flush, then immediately go again. I even timed it once because I thought maybe I was crazy but nope, every 1-2 minutes he was going! I really liked this Dr. Jag because she was very thorough, didn't rush, and seemed like she actually cared. She asked if I had anymore concerns and I began to explain Greysens history of constipation. I told her that we had been trying the miralax and now that he was having bladder issues I felt like more investigating needed to be done. She felt on his tummy and could feel a large amount of stool and explained that maybe the constipation was now interferring with his bladder. I felt so bad for my boy. It seemed like his issues kept getting worse but I knew that now was the time to finally get to the bottom of this before he was in school. At this point I had had enough. I knew we needed an answer and that meant me being aggressive. Even though we had seen a specialist a few years back (remember the crazy bird lady??) she told me it was probably time to see one again. She explained that a new pediatric gastroenterologist had been in Billings 6 months and he was very good. I felt relieved. Finally, maybe someone will listen? She gave us the referral and the appointment was set for March. It was the longest 3 months of my life but it gave me time to write up Greysens history and get my questions written down. I was not willing to see a specialist again unless he actually listened to my concerns and acknowledged this was an issue bigger than constipation. I wasn't going to see a specialist again that had no plan of action and wasn't willing to do some homework to diagnose my son. We HAD to figure out what was wrong with Greysen...it just wasn't an option anymore.