So Maddox had to take a little trip to the Methodist Children's Hospital this morning for an Upper GI. He did so good for the doctor and the techs! And he looked too precious in his little hospital gown I just had to take a couple of pictures!
We went to his doctor yesterday because Maddox has been spitting up A LOT lately and it just didn't seem normal....his doctor told me that Maddox seemed fine because he is still gaining weight and growing (now weighs 19 1/2 lbs and is 27 inches long) but wanted to get some things checked out. I made the appointment yesterday for this morning at 9 a.m. The trick was, Maddox had to fast for 4 hours....so we woke him up at 4:50 this morning and fed him a big bottle and then just hoped he would last until after 9....and he did, he was fine with it! :) The techs held him underneath the x-ray machine and fed him a bottle of barium with some strawberry flavoring...he loved it! And then the doctor pointed out everything on the TV screen to Allan and I and to come find out....he has Reflux. We had to wait 5 minutes after he drank the bottle and then we got to see the barium go straight from his tummy to the esaphagus and up to the mouth to spit up. We will meet with his pedi tomorrow and hopefully get him on some medication to help him with digesting his food. We are so thankful that he is okay.
2 comments:
Awww, so cute! I am glad he is ok.
He looks adorable in his little hospital gown. I hope you guys are able to get some meds for his reflux.
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