After almost 2 years of extreme pain, weight loss, and no diagnosis, Brendan and his family traveled to the University of Iowa from Altoona.  He was scheduled for a full week of tests and procedures.  After that week, Brenden had to be seen 13 more times in just 2 short months.  He was officially and finally diagnosed with an overactive gall bladder.  When he would eat anything at all, it would cause extreme pain.  Once his weight increased enough (he weighed less at 4 than he did at 2), he had a cholecystectomy (removed gall bladder) and he was instantly better.