A minor set back

It has been a very long time since I have talked about Ashlynn's dysfunctional voiding. So long in fact that many of you reading may not even know what I am talking about. So here is a re-cap: In June of 2008 Ashlynn was diagnosed with dysfunctional voiding. This in simple terms means her brain does not give her body the signal that she needs to go to the bathroom. It has been a huge struggle for our family. I cannot tell you how many tears were shed, how many prayers where sent up, and how many thousands of dollars for medical testing were spent to get to where we are today.

In April of this year Ashlynn finally reached our goal of going one full week without and accident. We had a potty party and thanked God for this accomplishment. It was a huge break through for Ashlynn and a sigh of relief for us. I just cannot explain how much our life revolved around this. Everything we did, everything we planned, EVERYTHING, revolved around Ashlynn and the bathroom.

Since April, Ashlynn has continued doing great. So great that I can count the number of accidents she has had since then on one hand. Such a difference coming from a child that at one point had 12 accidents a day.

Well about two weeks ago Ashlynn started complaining that her bottom hurt when she went to the bathroom. I didn't really know what to think about it and I decided to try a couple of things before rushing back to the doctor. In all honesty anytime Ashlynn complains about anything I like to give it a couple of days because she is kind of a drama queen (I am hoping that is just a stage and not something that is going to become part of her personality).

Long story short she has a UTI and we got her on some antibiotics. I am just so sad because she is reverting back to some of her old habits of waiting to late and not wanting to go to the bathroom. Ugggg! Don't get me wrong it is nothing like it used to be. She has worked very hard developing her own signals for when she needs to use the bathroom and she is not flat out having accidents. However, it is very disappointing to be dealing with bathroom issues again.

Here's to more prayers for Ashlynn and that this minor set back is just temporary.