Thursday, March 13, 2008

We are heading back to Children's next week.

So we have been getting a little frustrated with Gee's lack of progress when it comes to some sort of diagnosis (or eventually a lack thereof). We pretty much went to Columbus Children's to look for an answer regarding Gee's allergies (if he indeed has them). During our initial appointment with the specialist there I think our doctor became concerned that there was something worse than allergies wrong with Gee. So, we are testing for those things. I think we should test for any potential problems, but it seems that his potential allergies have been totally forgotten and our calls to the nurse were not being returned.

So I called back up to Cincinnati to talk to our adoption doctor (or at least our sweet nurse up there) and told her of our lack of progress. She suggested we call back up there and be more forceful. So I called up there and finally got a call back. Our doctor there ordered bloodwork that tests for cystic fybrosis and blookwork that tests for milk and soy allergies. So next week we are heading back to Columbus for Gee to give more blood (poor guy). Plus our Dr. wants him weighed again.

Overall I feel Gideon was doing better until he got sick last week. His stools were a little better and he had even put on a few ounces. But after he was sick we weighed him again and he had lost almost a whole pound. He did not need that! Now his stools are all wonky again. I guess another reason I feel he has some sort of allergy is because of his stools. Like, he ate very little for 4 days and his stools were fine (and infrequent) and now that he is eating normally again, they can get wacky. Like he will be "normal" for a couple days and then "bam" he will poo all day long.

Ugh, it will just be nice to have a finality to all this. Could you continue to pray for him? We are obviously praying very hard that there is nothing seriously wrong with him, but I am just ready to figure out what the problem is.

Also remember Anna if you will. She went to bed with a fever (and tylenol) and has just been cranky all day.......

Julie

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