No I V

Well, the nurse could not get the IV in his veins. Sam's veins are so tiny and everyone seems to have such a hard time getting the IV in. The nurse was so nice and only tried when she thought there was a chance of getting it. Sam screamed and screamed and soaked the whole table with sweat. He is now pretty aware of what is about to happen now when he goes to the Doctor. So, we are going to wait until the Doctor is back in town so that he can try. This will be on the 21st.
Yesterday, when Sam and I got back from the Doctor, Sam had another "episode" of screaming for about an hour. It was a pain scream. His breathing became a little "off". I don't know how else to describe it. There was no stopping him either. His stomach was hard as a rock. His head was soaking wet from sweat and he got so pale. After the pain went away, he drank everything in sight. He even woke up last night twice so thirsty and drank a ton of juice. Most of the time I can convince myself that nothing else is wrong with Sam. But yesterday and days when this happens, I know that we are missing something. I just want him to quit having this kind of pain. I have no idea what it is, but I am so determined to get to the bottom of this. I'm going to call the Dr. today to see what we can do.