Latest dr. visit after-action report
Nov. 5th, 2007 09:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sethrakThat was indeed an allergic reaction to the whole milk yesterday.
Between that and some more detailed information about Mark's behavior I gave Dr. Blodt, he issued me a double pack of EpiPen Jr., just in case. Dr. B. doesn't think it's likely I'll need it for Mark, but he said he'd feel better about us going out of town if we had one on hand. (So am I. The nearest ERs to Piedmont, if I remember right, are down in Poplar Bluff or over in Cape Girardeau. Either way, if he goes into allergic shock, they're going to have to send the medevac copter, and we're probably going to have to carry him to the neighbor's field where it lands.)
I'm not thrilled about the need for an epi-pen. I had a hard enough time holding my baby down while other people stuck needles into him for his vaccinations and he screamed. The thought of doing it myself breaks my heart a little. I'll do it, of course, if necessary. I just hate the idea.
Note to Mark-chan: You are not allowed to develop juvenile diabetes. ::kiss, fierce protective hug:: Not. Allowed.
Going to call the Tricare appt. line tomorrow. Dr. Blodt said I should have been contacted about the referral by now. (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
davner, upon hearing this, snorted and said he was supposed to have been contacted about a couple different screening tests post-deployment. That was back in May. Never happened.) Since they didn't, I need to call and tell them Mark's care provider wants him seen within the next month if at all possible, so if necessary, they should go ahead and look for an allergist 'within the network', and call him if they want to verify that. I assume this means a civilian dr. who takes Tricare, like the dermatologist who removed my mole back when I was pregnant.
I'm to make a followup appt. after we get back from Missouri, no particular hurry; or a same-day appt. if we end up leaving Missouri early because Mark reacts badly.
In the meantime, he suggested trying soymilk as the next step from formula; keep on avoiding the current list of food allergens even though he's dubious-to-worried about the number of them; and keep the epipen handy, esp. when visiting people with pets. Dr. B. also suggested I try out the liquid allergy medicine I picked up after the last visit, to see if it makes Mark drowsy, or if he's one of the very few kids who gets hyper on it. He says some parents decide it's better to use other congestion management methods or let their kid have a few sniffles rather than deal with the hyper reaction.
::sigh:: My poor boy.
Between that and some more detailed information about Mark's behavior I gave Dr. Blodt, he issued me a double pack of EpiPen Jr., just in case. Dr. B. doesn't think it's likely I'll need it for Mark, but he said he'd feel better about us going out of town if we had one on hand. (So am I. The nearest ERs to Piedmont, if I remember right, are down in Poplar Bluff or over in Cape Girardeau. Either way, if he goes into allergic shock, they're going to have to send the medevac copter, and we're probably going to have to carry him to the neighbor's field where it lands.)
I'm not thrilled about the need for an epi-pen. I had a hard enough time holding my baby down while other people stuck needles into him for his vaccinations and he screamed. The thought of doing it myself breaks my heart a little. I'll do it, of course, if necessary. I just hate the idea.
Note to Mark-chan: You are not allowed to develop juvenile diabetes. ::kiss, fierce protective hug:: Not. Allowed.
Going to call the Tricare appt. line tomorrow. Dr. Blodt said I should have been contacted about the referral by now. (
davner, upon hearing this, snorted and said he was supposed to have been contacted about a couple different screening tests post-deployment. That was back in May. Never happened.) Since they didn't, I need to call and tell them Mark's care provider wants him seen within the next month if at all possible, so if necessary, they should go ahead and look for an allergist 'within the network', and call him if they want to verify that. I assume this means a civilian dr. who takes Tricare, like the dermatologist who removed my mole back when I was pregnant.I'm to make a followup appt. after we get back from Missouri, no particular hurry; or a same-day appt. if we end up leaving Missouri early because Mark reacts badly.
In the meantime, he suggested trying soymilk as the next step from formula; keep on avoiding the current list of food allergens even though he's dubious-to-worried about the number of them; and keep the epipen handy, esp. when visiting people with pets. Dr. B. also suggested I try out the liquid allergy medicine I picked up after the last visit, to see if it makes Mark drowsy, or if he's one of the very few kids who gets hyper on it. He says some parents decide it's better to use other congestion management methods or let their kid have a few sniffles rather than deal with the hyper reaction.
::sigh:: My poor boy.
