Visit with the Pediatric GI doc at Duke

So my dad drove us to Duke this morning for an appointment with Dr. Ulshen. The appointment was originally scheduled for May 28th but they were able to get us in on a cancellation appointment list so we went in this morning. Dr. Ulshen is a brilliant man but weird. I didn't get the impression that he was the type to hold your hand while you struggle through the journey of fixing problems. But anyways, he did order an upper GI x-ray which we will have to go back to get on Tuesday. They could have done it today but we would not have made it back in time for her 2pm appointment recheck at the pediatrician. He also said that he agreed putting her on an allergy free formula was a good idea. However, he felt that Nutramigen was not the best fit. He switched us to Alimentum, effective immediately. He said that Alimentum was formulated to be even more allergy free than Nutramigen and more babies are successful on it. So we stopped about bought a $30 can on the way home. She took her first 3 ounces a few minutes ago and seemed to not mind the change. For now we will give her the Alimentum and continue the medications until we get results from the x-ray.

This afternoon I should know more about her lab work from the ER visit and she will get yet another shot--poor baby:(.