Health Update

 On Tuesday Davis and I went down to Golisano Children's Hospital in Fort Myers so that he could have an upper endoscopy. This is because he has had gastrointestinal issues all summer long: vomiting, nausea, stomach pain. We've had diagnoses of gastritis and hpylori and possible diagnoses of ulcers and reflux. 

The endoscopy showed that Davis still has the h-pylori infection and either a healing ulcer or the beginnings of one. They took a few biopsies and we are waiting on those results (hopefully by the end of the week) in order to change his medicine regimen. 
 

Sick Little Boy

For much of the last week, Davis has been throwing up after every meal; sometimes before he finishes up. He didn't have any other symptoms other than some stomach pain. Two visits to the pediatrician and they thought he might have reflux. But the medicine they gave him didn't really help. So by Friday he had lost six pounds. And since it was going to take 2 months to get into a gastro doctor, we went to the ER in Venice. 

 

 

Four hours later - blood tests, urinalysis and a CT scan with contrast - we had a diagnosis of gastritis. They gave him some medicine to numb his esophagus and stomach and another medicine to add to the other one. Thankfully all of that has helped him keep food down and not be in pain.