What is Going On?

Lincoln has seemed to have minor stomach problems since he was born. He had terrible acid reflux as a baby which, I believe, has contributed to his ability to easily throw up. He often gets some stomach pains in the morning when he wakes and after he eats. We hoped that it is something that he would grow out of but he's growing so tall that it's been hard for him to put on weight. Recently he has also started to complain about double vision but we took him for a vision test and he's 20/20.

He was on a two month waiting list to see a pediatric GI at Phoenix Children's hospital and thankfully due to a cancellation, we were able to get him in last week. After an extensive discussion about all the possibilities, the doctor has set us on a path of what he calls round one of testing. Lots of blood work and a MRI of the brain. We've also started with PediaSure daily to try and get as many calories in him as possible. Celiacs disease is a possibility so we will try gluten free when possible until we know for sure. This will be an ongoing process of appointments and work to get this solved but I'm glad we are finally going to get some answers.

For the last year Logan has been struggling with a stuffy nose in the evenings causing difficulty when we breathes through his nose when he sleeps. Some nights are worse than others. He's been taking an allergy pill each night but we haven't seen that it really makes a huge difference. His appointment at St. Joseph's hospital happened to be the same day as Lincoln's appointment. We spent the morning at PCH and the afternoon at St. Joe's. Logan's doctor was great and was able to get a camera scope up his nose. We watched it all on the TV monitor. We saw his adenoid, his throat and his voice box. It was really neat to see. Logan was an absolute trooper. Did budge at all during the procedure. The doctor was able to see that Logan has some enlarged adenoid tissue and also some bumps which is a sign of allergies. He requested Logan get tested for allergies so for the first time Logan had his blood drawn. He threw a major panic tantrum, with lots of tears, in the lab because he didn't want the lady to take his blood. The second he realized it was going to happen, he stopped crying (not a peep) and watched the entire thing. Daddy promised him a piggy back ride out of the hospital after the lab work. Logan wanted to know if they were going to give him his blood back or if they were going to give it to other people for their bodies. Poor guy. We've had several conversations trying to help him understand what it means to have your blood tested and how bodies reproduce blood once it's gone.
We look forward to hearing what his results are so we can determine a course of action for him. For now, change of allergy meds.