It has been a whole year since we last visited the GI office. I am pleased to say that it went better than I had hoped. I was dreading this visit. A lot. I was even thinking of cancelling it. My main concern was that they would suggest that we put Jed's tube back in. I *know* the progress that Jed has made this past year. He's made great strides in many problem areas. This is great and wonderful. I was hoping that GI was going to see these gains. Thankfully they did. Unfortunately the great golden goblet named "weight and height gain", was not found at this appointment. As I surmised, Jed, although he has grown and gained weight, has fallen more from the main curve. I was so nervous, waiting for his doctor to tell me his thoughts on the matter. I was relieved to be told that they want him to be 'normal', and that there is no talk of reinserting the tube. They brought the nutritionist in for a consultation, and asked if we could have Jed's blood drawn. Jed was such a trooper. I told him ahead of time what to expect. I told him that he couldn't move his arm. That boy was very brave. He sat stock still! He whimpered a bit and said it hurt, but he just sat there watching vial after vial drawn. He was proud to show off his Bugs Bunny bandaid :-) To cement the matter that GI is not concerned about Jed, we don't have to be back until next summer! Phew! I am so glad it is over and it went better than expected.
It seemed that only my mom and I were worn out by the long day :-) Everyone else had way too much energy! I tried to catch a cat nap on the couch while the baby napped. Ha, funny! Oh well. It is later than I was hoping to get into bed. I keep saying how I'm going to go to bed early each night, but somehow it never happens. Maybe tomorrow....
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