We had our first experience with being truely worried about Davey on Friday. Thursday night and again on Friday morning, he had projectile vomiting. He had no fever and didn't act sick at all, but the pediatrician wanted him to come in just in case. After she checked him out (up to 11 lbs now!), she explained this disorder called pyloric stenosis. This is where the bottom wall of the stomach it too thick and won't let food through. Oddly enough it shows up around 4-6 weeks old and 80% of kids with it are the first born and male. So she scheduled an ultrasound at the Columbis Hospital. She warned me that if Davey did have that condition that he would have surgery to correct it that night! I pulled Josh from work and we rushed to Columbus. Once we got to the ultrasound room they wanted to give him some water to reduce the gas in his belly so they could see the stomach better. However, since Davey is breast-fed he only likes one type of bottle...and we didn't have one. So they went to plan B...an upper GI. Josh went to buy the bottle he takes and Davey sucked down the barium. Luckily he drank it down with no problem. Once in radiology we saw that his stomach and bowels were working fine!
It was a long and stressful day, but I am glad it did not end in surgery. Davey did wonderfully through all the pokes and prods. Here is a picture at the end of the day...totally worn out. Since Friday he has not gotten sick, so I guess we won't worry about it unless it comes up again...literally! And I won't go into what that barium stuff looked like coming out the other end!
2 comments:
Wow.. we are so glad all the tests came back fine. We'll keep the little guy in our prayers!
John, Melissa & Isaac True
That IS so scary!! I read your blog and check for updates every day! Sorry we haven't been in better contact, but know I love you and am thinking of you!! (Lissa)
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