Elliot will soon endure a fluoroscopy (or modified barium swallow study). Poor guy. We’ve done one and now another before we can start to give him solids. A speech language pathologist in combination with a radiologist will record the images to diagnose oral swallowing dysfunction (if any), determine the safest food consistencies, and plan a “treatment” program for Wee E. As Elliot simply cannot hold his head up (at nearly 8 months), we have to go down this road before I can merely give him some darn rice cereal. Elliot is a pig, eating about 50 ounces of formula daily. He seems to salivate each and every time we eat in front of him. He so wants something besides his beloved “ba.” He says that his liquid diet is starting to really STINK!
How did we get here and how do we fix it?
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I think everyone in the country would be on board with eliminating waste
and financial abuse in the government. But, why is this being done in such
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2 comments:
And barium is no fun... you're right poor little guy!! I hope all goes well, keep us updated!
-Jessica
http://raisingjoey.com
aww poor elliot!! i hope it all goes smoothly so he can have some good stuff!
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