GI Appointment

Justin had his first appointment with GI, Dr. Macha, last Friday. Even though Dr. Hirsch consulted with Children's GI before prescribing any reflux medication Dr. Macha would like to discontinue the Prevacid solutabs. She feels that the dosage is too high for his weight, so she'd like to try Justin on Axid. If it doesn't work we'll switch back to the Prevacid since it is helping.

Dr. Macha also feels that we should continue giving Justin Neosure and not switch to Pediasure. But I forgot to ask how long she feels we should continue with Neosure.

Since Justin never had any formal testing in the NICU he was scheduled for a UGI this Friday to see if there is anything serious going on. She also ordered a series of blood tests. If you thought it was tough seeing your child get shots, let me tell you, watching them get their blood drawn is 10 times worse. I felt completely helpless, especially since they had to stick him twice. First he started crying, followed by shaking, lip quivering, and then he started yelling dadada, almost as if he was telling on me. It took a good 10 minutes just to calm him down, but once I did he kept staring at his hand trying to figure out what was on it.