We went in for our 12mo WBV today with our new ped. I have to say I am falling madly in love with her. 
Anyway, I got a few answers to questions that really eased my mind, and I thought that there are probably a few of you worrying about the same things.
) and she said that it was a possibility, but that the only way to diagnose is to scope, and then basically the only way to treat is to avoid the triggering foods... and since we're already doing that (or trying), there's really no point to go for a diagnosis.
She also gave me a referral to a new allergist, and to a pediatric chiro who does cranio-sacral.
So anyway... she really helped ease my mind, and I hope some of that info will help ease some other minds too. I love that she looks at the whole picture- that DD is healthy, happy, and meeting milestones- and not just at the numbers on the growth charts.
Oh- she also gave me a prescription for some compounded Tylenol, since I think DD is working on some molars, and we might get to the point of medicating at some point in her life.... So I went to the compounding pharmacy and paid $32 for an 8oz. bottle of acetaminophen.
: And I'm glad that I'm getting so good and asking questions and being insistent on answers... because after the pharmacist told me that he could make it without corn, but it still had some other stuff in it, I finally got the answer that it's sweetened with Stevia- and DD had a MAJOR reaction to Stevia. So I got him to make it without any sweeteners, after telling him multiple times that I knew it would taste nasty and that I was ok with that... and then I made him write down the ingredients for me. It has: acetaminophen, polyglycol, glycerin, and water. Hopefully all those are ok... let me know if you see anything that I need to be worried about.
Anyway, I got a few answers to questions that really eased my mind, and I thought that there are probably a few of you worrying about the same things.- Falling in the growth charts - (Background: DD started at the 97th/95th %'s for weight/height and is now around the 10th/25th at 1 year). I asked at what point I need to be worrying (like I'm not already- ha ha); at what point does this become Failure To Thrive?
- She said- What? She (DD) is perfectly healthy! She still has dimples! She is nowhere near FTT. I lived in Africa for a year and saw children who were actually FTT. She is definitely not FTT.
- That made me feel SO much better, because I know some of you have gotten that ominous FTT diagnosis for a much smaller dive in the growth chart curves.
- I asked about DD's continuing to gag when she eats, ped said- totally normal for this age. She's still learning how it all works.
- I asked about food coming out undigested (looking very similar to when it went in), and again- totally normal for this age. She said that since there are no molars yet, I should expect to see food in the poo since DD doesn't have any way to break it down with her mouth.
) and she said that it was a possibility, but that the only way to diagnose is to scope, and then basically the only way to treat is to avoid the triggering foods... and since we're already doing that (or trying), there's really no point to go for a diagnosis.She also gave me a referral to a new allergist, and to a pediatric chiro who does cranio-sacral.
So anyway... she really helped ease my mind, and I hope some of that info will help ease some other minds too. I love that she looks at the whole picture- that DD is healthy, happy, and meeting milestones- and not just at the numbers on the growth charts.
Oh- she also gave me a prescription for some compounded Tylenol, since I think DD is working on some molars, and we might get to the point of medicating at some point in her life.... So I went to the compounding pharmacy and paid $32 for an 8oz. bottle of acetaminophen.
: And I'm glad that I'm getting so good and asking questions and being insistent on answers... because after the pharmacist told me that he could make it without corn, but it still had some other stuff in it, I finally got the answer that it's sweetened with Stevia- and DD had a MAJOR reaction to Stevia. So I got him to make it without any sweeteners, after telling him multiple times that I knew it would taste nasty and that I was ok with that... and then I made him write down the ingredients for me. It has: acetaminophen, polyglycol, glycerin, and water. Hopefully all those are ok... let me know if you see anything that I need to be worried about.
She's also a licensed homeopath. And her nurse practitioner (also covered by our insurance) is an ND!! I really feel so lucky that I (finally) found a good ped.
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I said- is it derived from a plant? He said maybe, but the stuff they get is all synthetic.
