Second Opinions

It is so amazing to have friends who will do anything for you. While I was living in Macon, I baby-sat a little boy named William (whom I absolutely fell in love with!). I remembered yesterday that William's parents are close to another couple living in their neighborhood, both of whom are pediatricians. I called Mrs. Kim and asked her if she thought there was any possibility one of the doctors could see Noah and give us a second opinion. By 7:30 last night, I had been told to have Noah at the office in Macon as early as possible and that he would be worked in.

Seeing Dr. Kallay today made both Jacob and myself feel 100% better. Dr. Kallay looked at the upper GI that was performed last week and immediately noticed that Noah's liver is enlarged (a SLIGHT detail overlooked by the doctors in Tifton). A physical examination of the abdomen confirmed his finding. He also told us that there is no point in a 10-week-old being on 2 medications and a prescription formula when the underlying problem is still a mystery. We have scheduled another upper GI to be performed by a pediatric radiologist on Friday in Macon. Dr. Kallay wants to get a closer look at the liver and ensure that Noah's intestines are not twisted. We have come off all medications (they didn't seem to be working), changed formulas to Enfamil (all we had ever been advised to give Noah was Similac), stopped taking the rice cereal (in case the intestines are underdeveloped and/or twisted), and changed bottles (Noah has a very high palette and was having trouble with Playtex drop-ins nipples). We are prayerful that we are on the right track to discovering what is wrong with our baby.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT!