Re: Question - Test that requires fasting

[Guest guest]

hi heather r!!

i dont have any advice for you but want you to know i am thinking about

you guys and will keep him in my thoughts and prayers during his

tests!! good luck and keep us posted!!

jodie c

[Guest guest]

- good morning. I've just been through this - but, the

difference is - we don't have a feeding tube. What I did was wake

Ian up at 11:30 am and feed him. I guess the question is how long

Josiah normally goes without a feed. Ian can already go through the

night without any issues in the morning - HOWEVER, when we had his

CT scan yesterday - I INSISTED he have an IV placed and had his

blood sugars monitored continually to make sure he was okay in the

event his blood sugars dropped too low. It worked and by the time

his sugars did drop (75) we were able to feed him at that point.

This is an option for you. It's not pleasant having an IV - but,

it's a comfort. Let's see what some of the more experienced

individuals say here on the listserve - especially those with tube

feedings. Good Luck - thinking of you.

- H

>

> Hey everyone,

>

> Josiah is having a test on Monday for delayed gastric emptying as

he

> has been having lots of episodes of vomitting after a bolus feed

> through his NG tube....he has thrown up his tube 2x's in the last

9

> days which requires a trip to the hospital to insert a new one. I

am

> giving him 4 oz at a time 3 times a day, plus an overnight feed.

So

> the GI told me to decrease the amount of the bolus to see if that

> helps (he is also having troubles with reflus and is on Raninidine

> sp?)....so we are having a test done Monday for the delayed

emptying

> but they told me nothing to eat or drink after midnight and his

test

> is at 8 am.....have any of you had experience with this and how

did

> you handle it?? The doctor is concerned about the hypo-g but said

> that he has to be empty for correct results and she said to get up

in

> the night and check him to see if he is sweating and to give him a

> bit of juice if he is. Any advice is helpful as this is getting

so

> crazy right now. Next week we see a surgeon to book an

appointment

> for a G-tube insertion, we see the endo for the first time since

> initial diagnosis, we have this test and we see the nutritionist

and

> his home care nurse......AAAHHHHH how will I ever make it through

> this week.

>

> Thanks in advance for your help,

>

> R.

> Mom to Josiah RSS, NG tube

>