Want to know the worst feeling in the world? To know your child is sick and hurting. What to know the second worst feeling in the world? Feeling as though your pediatrician does not care enough to put forth a little effort to help resolve the situation.
This is where I was on Wednesday. It started in the morning. I went to get Madi out of her crib and she was covered in vomit. Seriously, no exaggeration- in her eyes, nose, ears, and covering her face. Not safe whatsoever. I litterally had to suction it out of her nose. After a full day of crying/screaming and Madi vomiting on me 11 times that night, I was through being nice and polite in my attempts to desperately get a doctor to help us. So I emailed a doctor that has taken the lead on this issue (not her regular peds). To my surprise he took my "wrath" pretty well! (I wasn't too harsh!) He asked us to bring her in today so that he could reevaluate her situation and hopefully give us some much needed answers.
After Dr. Prine evaluated her, he concluded that her case has consistantly gotten worse. She might infact being allergic to the cow's protein in her formula. While that sounds like a simple fix, you cannot simply switch to soy based formula because being allergic to the protein is different that being lactose intolerant. She would need to be put on a special hypoallergenic formula that is extremely expensive. When I was nursing, I actually suspected this. Being a new mom, I did not want to call up the doc's office and give them any reason to believe that I was a hypochondriac, so we just proceeded to do nothing. Looking back, I wish I had just toughed out my pride and called. So that's one option.
While we narrow down what's causing all the distress we are going to up her Prevacid to a full tablet (15mg) a day. Hopefuly this will give a little more relief. He is also going to set up an appointment at Vanderbilt to see a ped's GI specialist. Praying that God will direct everything and we will all get some relief. It has been a hard 3 months....
Please be praying for us as we try and tackle this issue. Joshua and I have decided to part take in the Daniel fast as we focus on the issues with Madi. We are trying desperately to give it to God and let him do what only he can do, which is much easier said than done. We are both so emotionally and physically exhausted, that we are so anxious to hear some positive news. Her next evaluation will be a week from today!
