Re: Pushing of the Head and Neck Way Back

October 6, 1999

Sounds like reflux to me. Remember, no actual

" spit-up " has to been seen to have reflux. Also, if

she often has liquid in her lungs, treating reflux

will most likely cure that.

Sara

--- Machkovich <lisa_machkovich@...>

wrote:

> Hi Sara,

>

> I had to look up on the internet what reflux was,

> because I wan't sure. I

> think this may be caused by reflux. She does spitup

> a lttle here and there,

> but I thought that her spitting up may be due to her

> still having G-tube in.

> We don't use the G- Tube anymore, but we wanted to

> keep it in through the

> winter just in case she ends up back in the hospital

> with bad colds this

> winter and can't feed properly again.

>

> She did have a swallow study back in August where

> they said that she has a

> minor eating disorder, but I'm unsure what was meant

> by that. No one seemed

> to be to concerned about it (the doctor & nurses)

> and made it sound like it

> was nothing to be concerned about.

>

> I called her doctor today to check her out for what

> may be causing this when

> she goes back in for a follow-up Friday with my

> husband for a urinary track

> infection.

>

> Thanks for bringing the reflux question up. I will

> be sure to mention it to

> my husband and ask that he brings that up while he's

> at the doctor's office

> with her.

>

> - mom to a (DS) and Cory - 14 months

>

> From: Sara Greenberg <dsyndrome@...>

>

> I haven't read the responses to this post yet... but

> does a have reflux? Is it more common after she

> eats?? Maybe a reaction to reflux.

>

> Sara

>

> --- Machkovich <lisa_machkovich@...>

> wrote:

> > From: " Machkovich "

> > <lisa_machkovich@...>

> >

> > I have a question, has anyone else has experienced

> > there child pushing their

> > head and neck way back rather fast? a is

> almost

> > 15 months and has done

> > this on occasion before, but not real often.

> > Although, now it seems to be

> > happening quite a bit more. It seems to happen

> when

> > she gets kind of excited

> > about seeing someone, or playing with a special

> toy,

> > or in her stand up

> > bouncy chair that she can turn the seat all around

> > in. Sometimes it happens

> > when she's just sitting on my lap watching TV. She

> > seems to get agitated by

> > it too, because she kind of makes a grunt sound

> > along with it. It only last

> > for a couple of seconds, and she is fine

> afterwards.

> > She is extremely strong

> > from therapy and us working with her, so I don't

> > think it's due to lack of

> > muscle tone. Any suggestions or ideas what this

> may

> > be?

> >

> > - mom to a (DS) and Cory - 14 months

> >

>

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