Three doctors in one week — my girl made it!
Today we saw Dr. Dezenberg, Hannah’s gastroenterology doctor. Apparently, he is one of the few doctors that I have not changed since we have moved here! I love his personality, very easy going. Also, even though Hannah has a G-tube, she has very few actual GI issues, so it was another easy appointment today (just like yesterday).
We talked about her throwing up during bouts of trachiitis and teething. We talked about the fundoplication surgery to deal with the throwing and her reflux (we both agree her reflux is under control with the Prevacid and her throwing up has a cause outside of reflux, so we are going to hold off).
We talked about her weight gain. Surprisingly, she was 26 lb 6 oz naked today! I was thrilled! I felt like she had been losing weight this past month with all the throwing up, but she is still right on her track. Then again, she has been throwing up mostly mucous so… We talked about changing out her formula to one that is a bit more caloric in density, but since she is still on her growth path with no failure to thrive issues, this is another one we will revisit in the next few months.
Since her granulation tissue is finally starting to go back down since her trachiitis has been gone for a week or so, he did not burn off the remaining tissue. It was pretty thick there for a while!
We are likely going to be changing her G-tube Mic-Key button to a AMT – Mini button. The bubble is less round and more elliptical, which will be more comfortable for Hannah when she is moving around. Also, it is more flexible, which again, will be better for Hannah. Apparently, they are switching a lot of their patients over to this newer device. The main reason for doing this, however, is because Hannah has been leaking just a bit out of her Mic-Key because of the granulation tissue, and this new device is supposed to help seal up her stoma site better so less leakage.
Another good appointment day. We see him back in 3 months unless something comes up!
Latest Comments