Upper GI Series

Today Ryan had his upper GI series. He had no problems drinking from the bottle and didn't seem to mind the taste of the barium-flavored milk. The really good news is that we didn't see the structural defects in the upper digestive system that we anticipated. Everything seemed to be where it should be and seemed to be shaped the right way. Whew...

We did, however, find that after about 1 ounce, the milk was pushed from the stomach back up the throat even as he was drinking. Reflux. He's already on Prevacid and he already sleeps sitting up. So, how do we treat it? I don't know yet. We will meet with the GI Specialist, the Nutritionist and the Dietitian next Thursday.

We also received a call this afternoon to let us know that some things were off in Ryan's bloodwork. Calcium levels, I think. (I was driving and despite my best efforts to quiet Jessica, she was talking through the whole conversation.) So, I'm not sure exactly what numbers were too high, but they want more blood drawn. His white blood cell count was also high. So, they are going to repeat his urinalysis as well. This time they want him to be catherterized instead of bagged. Poor guy. And, they are going to culture the urine for 72 hours.

So, good news ... no structural defects. Whew.