Today Emma had a follow up visit with our local eent & it turns out she has reflux & laryngomalacia (soft layrnx) . At first when he heard Emma's symptoms, he thought it was probably vocal paralysis (he says that is very common after cardio surgery, something about a nerve that gets hit during surgery that can cause paralysis) & I told him that sounded familiar but the drs at MUSC quickly ruled that one out. So after discussing things a little further, he decided to scope her so he could see for himself & he found reflux & larynogmalacia. Her larynx & vocal cords are 3 times the size they should be which is odd for a child of her age (it usually goes away no later than 12 months) & he isn't sure either why she never showed any signs of it before her surgery in Dec.
So he prescribed Prevacid & took her off the Zantac. He says Prevacid works much better. I of course told him how much she hated Prevacid from past usage & he gave her dissolvable flavored tablets. He says kids love them & say they taste like candy or a sweet treat. I of course haven't given her any yet so we will see tomorrow how it goes.
So he prescribed Prevacid & took her off the Zantac. He says Prevacid works much better. I of course told him how much she hated Prevacid from past usage & he gave her dissolvable flavored tablets. He says kids love them & say they taste like candy or a sweet treat. I of course haven't given her any yet so we will see tomorrow how it goes.
2 comments:
I totally understand the joys of liquid Prevacid...C loves to quickly spit that stuff out...I tried it as well and can't say I blame her. It is nasty! Hope the new Prevacid tablet works for you. Maybe now that this has been done you can get some more answers and help with eating?
I love the new layout. If you can give me until Wed, I'll get you that letter. I have a Veterinary meeting on Tuesday night, and work all day on Monday... I tried to open the file, but I put it on stupid wordpad... I may have to start over... :(
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