My super sweet baby boy had an upper GI done today, Friday 5/11/12. I had to bring him to the hospital and velcro him to a board and watch as they fed him barium and took multiple xrays - break my heart! Thank God that all his organs etc looked normal and were working properly. Prayers answered again!
He however has horrible reflux. The barium is thicker then formula and they could see it refluxing up and then back down. His was pretty violent and they had to keep flipping him on his side because as it came up some was spit up and the rest went down. Silent evil painful Reflux. My poor precious Jaxen!
I was so grateful that the procedure was done by the actual Radiologist. This allowed us to get the results and hear everything that she was seeing as it was happening instead of waiting for someone to read the xrays.
We go back Tuesday for the Modified Barium Swallow Test with Speech. This test showed he is not asperating while being fed.
We had an appointment with the pediatric GI specialist on Monday, May 21st. She feels that Jaxen is allergic to the formula and he is now on elecare. This formula is completely broken down and the best formula for a child who has allergies. He is also on 2 meds in the am and pm to help control the reflux. He is starting to finally feel better and happier.
Here is a picture of what $400.00 of formula looks like. Thankgoodness our insurance company is covering it. Without it Jaxen is at risk for failure to thrive and lack of weight gain and developmental delays.
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