Re: Chat: Ian and G-Tube and Snow!

[Guest guest]

hey h!!

it sounds like reflux to me. and i know some people have said that the

periactin can make it worse, so that may be why he seams to have it

worse some times and not others since you dont always give him the

periactin. he also isnt getting the full benefit of the periactin if

you arent giving it to him on a daily basis. it takes a while to

work. just some thoughts.

now on the snow, we only got a dusting last night!!! the boys wanted

more of course. luckly we had 2 " on sunday morning. they went out to

play in it today since nana bought them new boots and snow pants last

night. well everyone but johnathon went in the snow (you know little

mister i cant get dirty, touch the sand and now the snow!!!)LOL!!

jodie c

[Guest guest]

Jodie - thanks for the info. I appreciate it <grin>. I will

definately take note of your comments when I speak to the GI doc. I

expect to talk to him on Wednesday.

Jonathon - what a cutie - I wish things would have been a little

different so I could have had the chance to see you again. But, as

I told Chrissy - it was not the last time I will come to visit - I

had WAY too much fun!! I felt so comfortable being there.

Talk to you soon. Thanks again! So glad to see you on-line again -

we missed you so.

- H

>

> hey h!!

> it sounds like reflux to me. and i know some people have said

that the

> periactin can make it worse, so that may be why he seams to have

it

> worse some times and not others since you dont always give him the

> periactin. he also isnt getting the full benefit of the periactin

if

> you arent giving it to him on a daily basis. it takes a while to

> work. just some thoughts.

>

> now on the snow, we only got a dusting last night!!! the boys

wanted

> more of course. luckly we had 2 " on sunday morning. they went

out to

> play in it today since nana bought them new boots and snow pants

last

> night. well everyone but johnathon went in the snow (you know

little

> mister i cant get dirty, touch the sand and now the snow!!!)LOL!!

>

> jodie c

>

[Guest guest]

H,

Yes, let us know what you end up coming up with on Ian and those

tests. There has to be something to his belly hurting him at times.

Very strange.

I am glad you all got to take advantage of your snow yesterday. It

sounds like you had a great time. And, I see you said you took

pictures. I expect those in my email box soon! LOL. ;o) I still

need to take some too.

Oh yes, and I so enjoy our phone calls. You're great! )

Your friend,

Jodi R.

>

> I still haven't gotten word on Ian's G-tube surgery. Apparently

Dr.

> H would like to have some tests done. I'm speculating reflux and

> gastric emptying (well, thanks to those who suggested to me that's

> what he will probably need!) I'm hoping to call the GI doc this

> afternoon and get more information - I'll keep you posted.

>

> The hardest part about all this - and you are not going to believe

> this.....Ian has been eating NON-Stop lately. Literally, like a

> little piggy. THIS is the reason I have been going back and forth

> about the g-tube for over a year now. He had been complaining on

> and off since August about his belly hurting. When it hurt - he

> rarely ate. When it didn't hurt (such as now) he eats and eats.

> I'm going to discuss this with the GI doc today. I'm thinking he

> has reflux for sure - but, NOT always! I'm thinking the Periactin

> has helped him as well - for as little the dose we are giving him

> (and when we remember) it seems to help. He tends to wake up in

the

> middle of the night hungry. I will be discussing all of this with

> the GI at length - and I look forward to having the tests done to

> rule things out. However, I'm going to suggest to the GI that we

do

> the tests when Ian is actually complaining that his belly hurts.

> I'm also going to schedule a weight check toward the end of this

> week.

>

> As you all may or may not know - we live in Virginia now. Coming

> from Chicago - we were told numerous times that it doesn't really

> snow where we live and if it does - it's only an inch or two.

Well,

> we got 4-5 inches last night!!! Of course, it's already melting

> some today - but, it was great. I was actually worried the boys

> wouldn't get to see snow for the holidays. Anyway, as soon as we

> woke up at 7:00 am - my oldest asked to go outside. We

> were in the snow by 8:45 this morning!! We took the sled about 1/4

> mile to the neighbors and went sledding in their back yard. It was

> great. Then, we came home at about 10:30 am, took some pictures

and

> came in the house and baked cookies. My dh couldn't get his car

out

> of the driveway this morning - so, he had to take mine which means

> we are stuck here all day! We even have a gravel driveway. But,

we

> are having fun. The boys look forward to playing more this

> afternoon.

>

> Thanks Deb for sending that cold Canadian air down here! We

> appreciate it! It will be 45 degrees today - looking forward to

> that too! LOL

>

> - H

>