Another long day as our 2.30 appointment was delayed until 4pm, and we didn't get back 'til 8pm!
It was a very good appointment though, lovely to see a specialist of the gastrics, and she was very thorough. She for now has taken a full history and is doing tests and we go back in 2 months. So no answers really for now.
She tooks bloods (at 6pm so he cried and cried as he was already tired), a stool sample and has booked him in for a endoscopy and colonoscopy (at a date before the next appt). She was testing for so many things its hard to remember what she said but here goes; general nutrition such as iron levels and vitamins, kidney and liver function, allergic response, immune response, lactose, gluten allergies, protein absorption, other malabsorption. The '-scopies' will see what the lining of the gut is like and if it is irritated and if the lymphatic malformation is effecting that.
She agreed that there could be some issue with the LM being on the blood supply to the bowel causing spasm/malabsorption. She suggested waiting for his next immunisations until the test results are back, just to be sure.
I think thats everything and that i've remembered it all correctly. The only downside is that as he is doing better now he is over his many viruses and the diarrhea seems to have stopped, the stool sample may not show what they are looking for if it is an intermittant thing.
It was a very good appointment though, lovely to see a specialist of the gastrics, and she was very thorough. She for now has taken a full history and is doing tests and we go back in 2 months. So no answers really for now.
She tooks bloods (at 6pm so he cried and cried as he was already tired), a stool sample and has booked him in for a endoscopy and colonoscopy (at a date before the next appt). She was testing for so many things its hard to remember what she said but here goes; general nutrition such as iron levels and vitamins, kidney and liver function, allergic response, immune response, lactose, gluten allergies, protein absorption, other malabsorption. The '-scopies' will see what the lining of the gut is like and if it is irritated and if the lymphatic malformation is effecting that.
She agreed that there could be some issue with the LM being on the blood supply to the bowel causing spasm/malabsorption. She suggested waiting for his next immunisations until the test results are back, just to be sure.
I think thats everything and that i've remembered it all correctly. The only downside is that as he is doing better now he is over his many viruses and the diarrhea seems to have stopped, the stool sample may not show what they are looking for if it is an intermittant thing.
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Hi Ruth
It was good to speak to you yesterday. I do hope and pray you are feeling better. I'm really glad that you saw a knowledgeable specialist who was so thorough. I do hope and pray that the results of the tests will prove really helpful for improving Joshua's health.
All of the Monday cell group send you and the family their love and prayers.
Love and God bless
Irene x
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