Finally, yes finally the direction we were waiting for. After this year long of trial and error, really, for finding what is best for Griffin, the answer and direction I was waiting for. After taking him to a naturopath doctor this week, I left there not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Tim was busy that night, so I called my mom on our way home and was talking a mile a minute. I asked my mom if she could tell that I was excited and she let me know that she could tell.
After going over his history for about 45 min. The doctors left (it is a teaching school, so they went to consult with their supervising doctor), they came back in and asked a few more questions and decided to have his blood tested to see if he had an allergy or intolerance to milk, soy, wheat, eggs and citrus. We knew of some of his allergies from testing that he had done last year but they explained how there are different allergy tests then what he had done last year at the allergist.
Finally, a different direction. Also, they put him on some immune boosting supplements and pro biotic to replace all the good bacteria that has been stripped from his body with all the medicine and antibiotics that he has consumed over the past year. However, this wasn't the best part of this experience, besides a direction for finding a real solution to this problem, they said that the blood test could come back and show he doesn't have a problem with food and then proceeded to explain their plan B and C. They did all this while talking with Griffin, talking to Griffin and asking him how he felt...this is the first time for that. Plus they asked me what has and hasn't worked for him. Relief...refreshing...hope for a solution not just a band aid to cover up the problem.
Plus more news, we went to his allergist as well and she was great when I told her we went to a naturopath and wanted to do some tests to compliment what they had tested for. Turns out Griffin is allergic to shrimp and egg yolks, who knew. He just developed the egg allergy over the last year because he had been test for that before.
So until we go back in 3 weeks to get the results of the blood test we are going to just keep growing, laughing, playing and try to stay out of the hospital.
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good news... hoping for the best
Yeah, finally some answers. I so hope that the natropath will have all sorts of different paths and evertually solutions for you to try. Keep your chin up, and don't beat yourself up over the past drugs you have given him. Remeber this is a journey, learn from what you have done in the past and keep moving down the different paths in the future. You are all in our prayers. Lots of Love, Diana
Yeah Sara, that's awesome. I love the pics you put up of the kids. They are adorable! Hopefully the medicine he is now on will do him the good that he needs..
oh! this is so very exciting. I can feel the excitement bursting out of your words. It makes me so happy to know that you are fidning a path that you are so very comfortable with...and that they are aknowledging Griffin as a little human who needs to have input too!:)
Sara...we all have to go through the learning process, and you have done an amazing job with all of this. Have confidence in the fact that you are always doing your best. There is nothing else that he needs from you!
I look forward to learning more about what you discover through this journey. I hope you get some answers from the long term allergy testing.
much love to you and great hopes!
wonderful pics by the way! you're having fun, yes??? it looks like it!!!
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