This has been a bad week. M hasn't gotten sick anymore, but we had a lot of tests this week. She had a gastric emptying exam on Wednesday. It was so bad, it was just really long. Today she had an upper GI and blood tests. For the upper GI, they had to strap her to the table, so her ankles, knees, waist, and chest were strapped down. Then they pulled her arms above her head and strapped her wrists, then taped her head down. Then I had to stand there and make her drink her chocolate barium while they did the X-rays. It wasn't much fun for either of us. Luckily the test was short. Then we did the blood test. They missed the vein in her right arm, so they ended up having to stick her in her left. That was a nightmare. But she got a balloon, stickers, a new toy, a puzzle, a book, and chocolate ice cream out of it.
The gastric emptying exam will tell us if there's something wrong with the opening at the bottom of her stomach where it empties into the intestine. The upper GI will tell us if she has a problem in her esophagus, stomach lining, or if her intestines/colon are twisted or out of place. The blood tests are a more comprehensive RAST panel and more intestinal disorders.
If the GI specialists gets an abnormal report from the tests they'll call us by Wednesday. If everything is normal we won't hear from them. She has a follow-up appointment with the GI specialist on the 8th.
Hubs and I had a talk and we've decided that if they don't find anything from these tests that we're going to go with the CVS diagnosis. These tests will rule out any severe problems, so we don't feel the need to continue to put her through rigorous tests if it could be as simple as she has a crazy sensitive gag reflex. What they'll probably do is stop the testing and observe her, meaning we'll have to return to the specialist once a year for a check up. I'll update if we hear anything before Wednesday. After Christmas I'll decide for sure about the LOST updates. As long as she's well then I'll probably do them. I can't skip out on the last season. :)
If you don't hear from me before Christmas, Merry Christmas to all of you!
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Oh how AWFUL - I can imagine how hard it is to keep from grabbing your daughter and running out of the hospital to avoid the testing. Emily had her first vomit night a couple of nights ago and I thought of you. We went out to eat that night and I think the food was just too rich for her little tummy (she's still pretty much sequestered from other kids so I was confident it wasn't a virus - plus her dada and I are fine). But I totally thought of you - dealing with toddler vomiting all of the time - how hard that must be for you, not to mention your little girl. I will pray that the results of the testing are favorable.
And - if you have any awesome advice to pass along on how to get the smell of vomit out of carpet, please feel free. I would be most grateful! :-)
Poor Emily! I hope she's feeling better. Okay, for your carpet:
Wet the stain down and coat it with baking soda. Let that soak in for about 30 minutes. Vacuum the baking soda up and spray it with either Spray N Wash with Resolve power or Totally Toddler Stain spray and scrub it with a brush. Repeat if you still have baking soda in your carpet. If you have or can borrow a spot bot it will work really well, too, but do the baking soda step first. It will help soak up the smell.
I hope that helps! :)
Thanks Sara! Much appreciated and will try.
Poor little M...here's hoping that everything's okay. You guys are in my thoughts and prayers.
Merry Christmas!
Just checking in on M - how is she doing? Is she still vomiting a lot? Please update when you can. Thank you!!
Ha! I got the e-mail as I was posting my update. We are on the same wavelength. Scary, isn't it? What am I thinking right now?
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