Copying a bit from the allergies forum where I posted looking for resources to "fight back"
I had the ped appt from H**L today. Started off great. It was a follow up to a bad EI that my son had. We tried yogurt in his diet (for the probiotics mostly) for 1 week, and that weekend, he had a extremely high fever, and he was cranky and upset. (My diet has been mostly milk free since early on since he was congested as an infant and I found no milk helped considerably). We gave it some time, but eventually after his extreme discomfort continued, we took him in, and we have been going through antibiotics to address it. We finally on the 3rd time, got the right antibiotic and it had cleared - yay!, but now we have a separate issue...
My daycare had informed me that in Nov when he moves up to the toddler room, they according to state regs, they have to offer my son what is on the menu unless they have a doc note. They have milk on the menu and cheese, so I asked this doctor (not our regular doctor, who is a DO) if he could write us a note exempting us since I can still provide pumped milk for him.
He said "no." Not just "no," but - "There is no medical evidence that links cow's milk to ear infections. In fact EI are 100% linked to being in daycare. I will not write you a note to exempt you because withholding milk from your son who is less than 2 is to his detriment. You can do what you want, but I will not write you a note that condones this." I asked him about an allergy test, but he refused. He said to have a follow-up in 6-8 weeks and any EI re-occurrence would have to be referred to the ENT. Well - you would think at least a note to sub my milk for DC milk for at least 6-8 weeks would be in order to not confuse the results, right? I told him I understood that cow milk did not CAUSE the EI, but that the congestion aggravated any kind of low-level infection he would have fought off on his own (and always has), and he refused to talk further about it. He said that "my milk is not as nutritious as what is provided at DC, because it lacks vitamin D." I told him I do not mind giving him vitamin drops in the winter when his outdoor activity becomes limited, but again - he would not hear it.
This is a teaching practice, so he is a 3 year student after med school on rotation, but dude - seriously? I have goo mind to write them a letter and complain, but I feel like I need some refereed journal articles to back me up. I am just so LIVID!
Thanks for letting me vent - I know you girls would understand!!
I had the ped appt from H**L today. Started off great. It was a follow up to a bad EI that my son had. We tried yogurt in his diet (for the probiotics mostly) for 1 week, and that weekend, he had a extremely high fever, and he was cranky and upset. (My diet has been mostly milk free since early on since he was congested as an infant and I found no milk helped considerably). We gave it some time, but eventually after his extreme discomfort continued, we took him in, and we have been going through antibiotics to address it. We finally on the 3rd time, got the right antibiotic and it had cleared - yay!, but now we have a separate issue...
My daycare had informed me that in Nov when he moves up to the toddler room, they according to state regs, they have to offer my son what is on the menu unless they have a doc note. They have milk on the menu and cheese, so I asked this doctor (not our regular doctor, who is a DO) if he could write us a note exempting us since I can still provide pumped milk for him.
He said "no." Not just "no," but - "There is no medical evidence that links cow's milk to ear infections. In fact EI are 100% linked to being in daycare. I will not write you a note to exempt you because withholding milk from your son who is less than 2 is to his detriment. You can do what you want, but I will not write you a note that condones this." I asked him about an allergy test, but he refused. He said to have a follow-up in 6-8 weeks and any EI re-occurrence would have to be referred to the ENT. Well - you would think at least a note to sub my milk for DC milk for at least 6-8 weeks would be in order to not confuse the results, right? I told him I understood that cow milk did not CAUSE the EI, but that the congestion aggravated any kind of low-level infection he would have fought off on his own (and always has), and he refused to talk further about it. He said that "my milk is not as nutritious as what is provided at DC, because it lacks vitamin D." I told him I do not mind giving him vitamin drops in the winter when his outdoor activity becomes limited, but again - he would not hear it.
This is a teaching practice, so he is a 3 year student after med school on rotation, but dude - seriously? I have goo mind to write them a letter and complain, but I feel like I need some refereed journal articles to back me up. I am just so LIVID!
Thanks for letting me vent - I know you girls would understand!!
