DD (4.5) is scheduled to see a gastro April 8th for her ongoing stomach pain. The ped wanted us to do an upper GI, but the gastro office said to hold off because they may not want that test done at all.
If the gastro wants an upper GI, is there an alternative? We have a few major reservations about an upper GI - the amount of radiation she would be exposed to with both the drink and x-rays, as well as the emotional damage that will be done because we would have to force her to drink the barium stuff. DD is extremely strong-willed and I don't see her drinking it willingly. So far she has been excellent with blood work and regular x-rays, no fear of the needle, etc. But eating and drinking things she doesn't want to have always been an issue with her and she will not give in without a serious fight. I can't imagine how we would "force" it and shudder to think of what it would do to her trust in us.
Would a scope show the same things? We would be more comfortable with the risks of sedation than with the upper GI if its avoidable and the scope can tell the same things.
Liz
If the gastro wants an upper GI, is there an alternative? We have a few major reservations about an upper GI - the amount of radiation she would be exposed to with both the drink and x-rays, as well as the emotional damage that will be done because we would have to force her to drink the barium stuff. DD is extremely strong-willed and I don't see her drinking it willingly. So far she has been excellent with blood work and regular x-rays, no fear of the needle, etc. But eating and drinking things she doesn't want to have always been an issue with her and she will not give in without a serious fight. I can't imagine how we would "force" it and shudder to think of what it would do to her trust in us.
Would a scope show the same things? We would be more comfortable with the risks of sedation than with the upper GI if its avoidable and the scope can tell the same things.
Liz
