Andrew GI update....

Andrew went to see Dr. Tuckman at Sinai in Baltimore to see why he is spitting up and vomiting - since August on a regular basis. As you can see in the bottom picture he threw up but is a happy guy even though he did. This was last nite while he was in his swing. Almost everytime it comes up with a burp. It never bothers him but is a digusting issue for the rest of us and not healthy for him in the long run. He will go up and down with his weight and we think there is something bothering him that makes him very irritable .

The top picture represents the notes the doctor shared with me about what he suspects it is...

GERD which stands for gastroesophageal reflux. All 5 of my bio. babies had this and outgrew it by 1 yr. So I am somewhat familiar with this disease and issue. He also suspects that his esophagus is irratated by the acid. He has suggested an upper GI and and endoscopy which I was glad to hear because that was going to be my request ... It is so good when the doctor does what you want before you ask isn't ? So we are arranging to have these done by a pediatric radiologist at Sinai and we will have some extra things done while he is asleep like lab work so as to minimize his discomfort..... Yeah! We have never used a GI specialist before.... We have used many other specialist with all of the diff. medical needs of our children and it feels good to find one that thinks like we do. I will let you know when and the results.