If you have been following me for any amount of time you will know that Girl has been having some tummy issues that we have desperately been trying to figure out. What you don't know is that it has been going on for her entire life. What you don't know is that we have seen several specialist none of which have been very helpful. They all toss meds at us and tell her to drink more water and eat high fiber. (DUH!) I've done tons of "Mommy" research and I mean TONS. So much that my head feels like it is going to explode at times. I've learn about elimination diets, dairy intolerance, gluten intolerance, GAPS, colitis, celiacs disease IBS, diverticular and hirschsprungs disease just to name a few.
All of this information has lead to the shift in our diets (yes, all of us because I can't just change meals for just one very easily now can I?) and to family members thinking I should be sent to the local funny farm....and on occasion I think checking myself in might not be a bad idea.
Finally, 3 months ago when Girl went in for her yearly sports physical (yes, I said SPORTS PHYSICAL) the doctor ask me if there was anything about Girl that concerned me. On a whim I took a chance and said yes. I told her I thought Girl might have a gluten and or dairy intolerance and that I would like food allergy testing done. At first she scoffed at me and told me I needed to see my PCM, and that this wasn't her lane. But in the best Texas charm I could muster I told her not to worry about it - that I didn't expect her to do anything since not one doctor has help us yet, not even Girl's PCM, but it was worth a shot. I must have gotten under her skin because she looked at Girl's file and started asking questions. 30 minutes later I walked out of her office feeling better than ever. This doctor listen. I mean REALLY listened. AND she helped! She even made phone calls - several of them. I left with an appointment to a specialist at a top ranked hospital in Seoul. Several months and many test later we are closer to an answer. Unfortunately, it was not a gluten or dairy intolerance.
All of this information has lead to the shift in our diets (yes, all of us because I can't just change meals for just one very easily now can I?) and to family members thinking I should be sent to the local funny farm....and on occasion I think checking myself in might not be a bad idea.
Finally, 3 months ago when Girl went in for her yearly sports physical (yes, I said SPORTS PHYSICAL) the doctor ask me if there was anything about Girl that concerned me. On a whim I took a chance and said yes. I told her I thought Girl might have a gluten and or dairy intolerance and that I would like food allergy testing done. At first she scoffed at me and told me I needed to see my PCM, and that this wasn't her lane. But in the best Texas charm I could muster I told her not to worry about it - that I didn't expect her to do anything since not one doctor has help us yet, not even Girl's PCM, but it was worth a shot. I must have gotten under her skin because she looked at Girl's file and started asking questions. 30 minutes later I walked out of her office feeling better than ever. This doctor listen. I mean REALLY listened. AND she helped! She even made phone calls - several of them. I left with an appointment to a specialist at a top ranked hospital in Seoul. Several months and many test later we are closer to an answer. Unfortunately, it was not a gluten or dairy intolerance.
Now we wait, wait, and wait some more.
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