Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Upper GI test today

The test was awful. Truman screamed bloody murder the entire time he was strapped in, which was quite a while since we had to wait on the doctor for 10 minutes and gavage an ounce of barium. You could just see the terror on his face.

In terms of results, his esophagus and stomach look fine and he seems to empty OK. So, it looks like he doesn't have a physical problem like a tear or stricture. Next Tuesday, we have the swallow study to see if there is a mechanical problem.

We also learned that Truman has at least a skin allergy to red dye because everywhere the (strawberry-flavored) barium touched his face and neck where he threw up, he had a really bad skin reaction.

So, back to the drawing board.

1 comment:

abby said...

From our perspective, (and I know we have a really particular one), I wouldn't totally rule out food allergies. Hallie hasn't tested positive for any, but hers are the weird and wacky kind that don't test positive. But they do exist. I'd see if you can talk to an allergist who specializes in non-IgE mediated allergies (also called cell-mediated allergies, food protein intolerance, Eosinophilic Esophagitis and the like). It might explain the vomiting and failure to thrive. At the very least, they might be able to suggest how to handle 'challenging' Truman with various foods after an elimination diet to see if it makes any difference at all. I will say that Hallie's weight and speech and all sorts of developmental stuff took off after we began eliminating the stuff she could not handle. And at least it's another avenue to pursue...

Meanwhile, Happy Birthday, Truman!