[Ringo1]

Hey guys,

Thanks for your thoughts and the article. I'm sorry your's is more serious, Debra. I hope my son's is not.

He will not stay out of the pool for 11 days; we've argued about this all ready! 11 days is huge to a swimmer ~ they have to fight to get back where they were. They are not having practice one day this week anyway; one day they will take up some time with team photos; and I will keep him home from the 5:30 am practices that just began.

That's our compromise! Swimming is not a sport; it's a cult I half-jokingly tell my friends. And it's all year long so . . relentless I think.

The hospital called this week to schedule the test and said to keep doing what you have been doing.

So, kind of a tampered-down schedule this week and fingers crossed.

I'll let you know what we find out. His regular doctor never heard it. I think he was stressed out that day about the new doctor and a sports physical (poor guy) and I am hoping that is it.