Monday, May 7, 2012

Doctors and drugs

Today was a day full of doctors and drugs. In the morning Callie and I took Manny back to the vet to discuss his test results. He has very low thyroid hormone levels and elevated liver enzymes, any of which could have caused his seizure. So today he starts a drug regimen of thyroid hormone and liver regulating drugs as well as a special prescription diet. We will try this for a month then recheck all his blood levels and see how he is doing.
After I left the vet I called and left a message for the pediatrician as Callie has been projectile vomiting milk and crying after eating for the past week. She is having a hard time sleeping and we can't lay her down without her puking. She also stays up all night crying and no matter what we do we can't seem to console her. The dr wanted to see her right away so we regrouped and drove off to see the pediatrician. Dr Houkum believes Callie has moderate reflux and recommended on top of the conservative treatments we already are trying such as keeping her upright, burping more, feeding less but more frequently, etc, that we give her Zantac a medicine typically used for heartburn. So today Callie started her drugs too and now we have a daily drug regimen for the dog and the baby twice a day. Callie needs 2 weeks to recover from her reflux and Manny may take up to a month to regulate his levels. So our house is full of sick babies. We are trying to keep Callie as happy as possible until the medicine kicks in but she is a pretty miserable little girl these days, and hence why I am up in the middle of the night on my phone writing this blog. Hopefully she feels better soon because it's a terrible feeling as a parent that you can't make your baby feel better. I need parent superpowers to heal her fast, but since I don't she will have to settle for all the love and snuggling my arms can give as far as comfort.
Sorry no photos for this post :(

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