Update from today..

kalsinsmom · Sep 20, 2007

So we had another follow-up x-ray today, and the pneumonia is still there...doesnt look worse but still not cleared. They are going to repeat the chest x-ray again next Friday.
They drew blood for the genetic testing today, should be back in a week. One of the lab techs said the blood has to come from the arm? Any truth to that? I ask because the only place they can draw blood on him is in his femural artery. So will this mess up the results again??
I forgot to mention one of the strange things with Samuel is, he is always hungry..or at least he thinks he is. He never seems to get enough, but always throws up. His weight is now up to 10 lb 11 oz's.

Heidi

kalsinsmom · Sep 20, 2007

So we had another follow-up x-ray today, and the pneumonia is still there...doesnt look worse but still not cleared. They are going to repeat the chest x-ray again next Friday.
They drew blood for the genetic testing today, should be back in a week. One of the lab techs said the blood has to come from the arm? Any truth to that? I ask because the only place they can draw blood on him is in his femural artery. So will this mess up the results again??
I forgot to mention one of the strange things with Samuel is, he is always hungry..or at least he thinks he is. He never seems to get enough, but always throws up. His weight is now up to 10 lb 11 oz's.

Heidi

kalsinsmom · Sep 20, 2007

So we had another follow-up x-ray today, and the pneumonia is still there...doesnt look worse but still not cleared. They are going to repeat the chest x-ray again next Friday.
They drew blood for the genetic testing today, should be back in a week. One of the lab techs said the blood has to come from the arm? Any truth to that? I ask because the only place they can draw blood on him is in his femural artery. So will this mess up the results again??
I forgot to mention one of the strange things with Samuel is, he is always hungry..or at least he thinks he is. He never seems to get enough, but always throws up. His weight is now up to 10 lb 11 oz's.

Heidi

kalsinsmom · Sep 20, 2007

So we had another follow-up x-ray today, and the pneumonia is still there...doesnt look worse but still not cleared. They are going to repeat the chest x-ray again next Friday.
They drew blood for the genetic testing today, should be back in a week. One of the lab techs said the blood has to come from the arm? Any truth to that? I ask because the only place they can draw blood on him is in his femural artery. So will this mess up the results again??
I forgot to mention one of the strange things with Samuel is, he is always hungry..or at least he thinks he is. He never seems to get enough, but always throws up. His weight is now up to 10 lb 11 oz's.

Heidi

kalsinsmom · Sep 20, 2007

So we had another follow-up x-ray today, and the pneumonia is still there...doesnt look worse but still not cleared. They are going to repeat the chest x-ray again next Friday.
They drew blood for the genetic testing today, should be back in a week. One of the lab techs said the blood has to come from the arm? Any truth to that? I ask because the only place they can draw blood on him is in his femural artery. So will this mess up the results again??
I forgot to mention one of the strange things with Samuel is, he is always hungry..or at least he thinks he is. He never seems to get enough, but always throws up. His weight is now up to 10 lb 11 oz's.

Heidi

Ratatosk · Sep 20, 2007

I would think as long as they get enough blood, it shouldn't make a difference. DS ended up having two blood tests, we didn't realize the local hospital had drawn blood, suspecting the possibility of CF after DS was born and the Children's hospital had also drawn blood, but those results were inconclusive because they didn't get a good enough sample. Fortunately we heard back in 5 days regarding the first blood test.

DS was on zantac his first year for reflux/spit up. The first time I gave him his bottle I remarked to DH "how much is a newborn supposed to eat. I didn't think their stomachs were this big" He ate like a mad-man! My SIL has a cousin whose baby had a voracious appetite and gained weight like crazy. In that case apparently the baby had reflux and the figured the eating actually soothed his tummy. Though in most cases of reflux the babies spit up or are in pain, tend to have a bottle aversion.

Ratatosk · Sep 20, 2007

I would think as long as they get enough blood, it shouldn't make a difference. DS ended up having two blood tests, we didn't realize the local hospital had drawn blood, suspecting the possibility of CF after DS was born and the Children's hospital had also drawn blood, but those results were inconclusive because they didn't get a good enough sample. Fortunately we heard back in 5 days regarding the first blood test.

DS was on zantac his first year for reflux/spit up. The first time I gave him his bottle I remarked to DH "how much is a newborn supposed to eat. I didn't think their stomachs were this big" He ate like a mad-man! My SIL has a cousin whose baby had a voracious appetite and gained weight like crazy. In that case apparently the baby had reflux and the figured the eating actually soothed his tummy. Though in most cases of reflux the babies spit up or are in pain, tend to have a bottle aversion.

Ratatosk · Sep 20, 2007

I would think as long as they get enough blood, it shouldn't make a difference. DS ended up having two blood tests, we didn't realize the local hospital had drawn blood, suspecting the possibility of CF after DS was born and the Children's hospital had also drawn blood, but those results were inconclusive because they didn't get a good enough sample. Fortunately we heard back in 5 days regarding the first blood test.

DS was on zantac his first year for reflux/spit up. The first time I gave him his bottle I remarked to DH "how much is a newborn supposed to eat. I didn't think their stomachs were this big" He ate like a mad-man! My SIL has a cousin whose baby had a voracious appetite and gained weight like crazy. In that case apparently the baby had reflux and the figured the eating actually soothed his tummy. Though in most cases of reflux the babies spit up or are in pain, tend to have a bottle aversion.

Ratatosk · Sep 20, 2007

I would think as long as they get enough blood, it shouldn't make a difference. DS ended up having two blood tests, we didn't realize the local hospital had drawn blood, suspecting the possibility of CF after DS was born and the Children's hospital had also drawn blood, but those results were inconclusive because they didn't get a good enough sample. Fortunately we heard back in 5 days regarding the first blood test.

DS was on zantac his first year for reflux/spit up. The first time I gave him his bottle I remarked to DH "how much is a newborn supposed to eat. I didn't think their stomachs were this big" He ate like a mad-man! My SIL has a cousin whose baby had a voracious appetite and gained weight like crazy. In that case apparently the baby had reflux and the figured the eating actually soothed his tummy. Though in most cases of reflux the babies spit up or are in pain, tend to have a bottle aversion.

Ratatosk · Sep 20, 2007

I would think as long as they get enough blood, it shouldn't make a difference. DS ended up having two blood tests, we didn't realize the local hospital had drawn blood, suspecting the possibility of CF after DS was born and the Children's hospital had also drawn blood, but those results were inconclusive because they didn't get a good enough sample. Fortunately we heard back in 5 days regarding the first blood test.

DS was on zantac his first year for reflux/spit up. The first time I gave him his bottle I remarked to DH "how much is a newborn supposed to eat. I didn't think their stomachs were this big" He ate like a mad-man! My SIL has a cousin whose baby had a voracious appetite and gained weight like crazy. In that case apparently the baby had reflux and the figured the eating actually soothed his tummy. Though in most cases of reflux the babies spit up or are in pain, tend to have a bottle aversion.

kalsinsmom · Sep 20, 2007