B's mommy, REEEEEELAAAAX.
You have every right to be uptight, but the main thing is to stay calm, for your child. They pick up on everything we do and our attitude towards adversity is how they learn to handle adversity.
The day after my daughter had her first sweat test, I did the same thing, I called the hospital looking for answers because I was nautious from anticipation. The nurse is not qualified to give that information out, whether it is positive or not. Doctors are always busy, as you know, so you will probably get a call after lunchbreak or at the end of the day. If your child's test is positive, not much is going to happen between now and 5:00. Keep yourself distracted, and eventually they will call you. Sweat test results are usually pretty quick, so if you don't get a call today, being Friday, you're probably allright.
As for children looking healthy, that describes my daughter to a T. She seemed to always present as an asthmatic, runny nose, cough going to chest, ate very well (which was because of her insufficient pancreas, she managed to keep up by eating alot), normal weight and very vivacious and energetic. She keeps her two brothers hopping. In fact her CF doc asked me how I ever suspected there was a problem.
That's the kind of stuff only a mother notices. She never had normal bowel movements, constant snot problems, a bit of a distended belly, very dry skin, salty taste when kissed, always wants to drink, sweats more than normal. She had all the classic signs except a failure to thrive, so we were always brushed off. I didn't realize she fell into this category until I educated myself a bit. My advice would be to write down a list of the little things that you never thought of, they might add up to something more.
You have every right to be uptight, but the main thing is to stay calm, for your child. They pick up on everything we do and our attitude towards adversity is how they learn to handle adversity.
The day after my daughter had her first sweat test, I did the same thing, I called the hospital looking for answers because I was nautious from anticipation. The nurse is not qualified to give that information out, whether it is positive or not. Doctors are always busy, as you know, so you will probably get a call after lunchbreak or at the end of the day. If your child's test is positive, not much is going to happen between now and 5:00. Keep yourself distracted, and eventually they will call you. Sweat test results are usually pretty quick, so if you don't get a call today, being Friday, you're probably allright.
As for children looking healthy, that describes my daughter to a T. She seemed to always present as an asthmatic, runny nose, cough going to chest, ate very well (which was because of her insufficient pancreas, she managed to keep up by eating alot), normal weight and very vivacious and energetic. She keeps her two brothers hopping. In fact her CF doc asked me how I ever suspected there was a problem.
That's the kind of stuff only a mother notices. She never had normal bowel movements, constant snot problems, a bit of a distended belly, very dry skin, salty taste when kissed, always wants to drink, sweats more than normal. She had all the classic signs except a failure to thrive, so we were always brushed off. I didn't realize she fell into this category until I educated myself a bit. My advice would be to write down a list of the little things that you never thought of, they might add up to something more.