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In a message dated 11/29/00 2:10:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,

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<< Once, it came back negative but you know how a mom has that instinct that

maybe it didn't

get done right. It came back negative but he was also on 4cc of a vary

strong steroid.

The allergy test he took at the same time also came back negative and since

we found he

has a very serious allergy to milk. SO, I don't know what to believe.

>>

Based on my understanding (and we have certainly read up on it a bit, b/c of

Mallory's initial neg. sweat test), steriods do NOT effect the sweat test,

though they do affect allergy testing. That is b/c they suppress the

inflammatory response. My understanding is that the only thing that may

effect the sweat test, is not getting enough sweat, or edema if it is severe

enough......

there are some mutations, however, of the CF gene that are associated with

neg. sweat tests. How about asking for the genzyme 90+ allele test for cf

mutations?

Jen

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Dear ,

I would push as far as needed to get the test done. My little guy, had

the projectile vomitting when he was an infant, and around 3 months of age he

started with a cough, that just got progressively worse. The first ped said

to start him on jar food, because he wasnt growing, then he was diagnosed

with failure to thrive, this was after we changed peds. When he was 4 1/2

months old, he was finally sweat tested, and although the test was positive,

and heartbreaking to hear, we finally had an answer to all the things going

on with him, is now 16 months old, and very healthy, he weighs about 26

pounds, and gets his treatments 2-3 times a day, but he is doing wonderful

now that he is diagnosed and we have something to work with.

Hope all works out with your little boy, and hope all is well soon.

, mommy of 4, , 15 with a much older mind, Caleb, 6 and a

kindergarten pro, finally, , 4 1/2 and the next famous artist, and

, 15months with CF and reflux and a beautiful smile and bright blue eyes

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Dear ,

I would push as far as needed to get the test done. My little guy, had

the projectile vomitting when he was an infant, and around 3 months of age he

started with a cough, that just got progressively worse. The first ped said

to start him on jar food, because he wasnt growing, then he was diagnosed

with failure to thrive, this was after we changed peds. When he was 4 1/2

months old, he was finally sweat tested, and although the test was positive,

and heartbreaking to hear, we finally had an answer to all the things going

on with him, is now 16 months old, and very healthy, he weighs about 26

pounds, and gets his treatments 2-3 times a day, but he is doing wonderful

now that he is diagnosed and we have something to work with.

Hope all works out with your little boy, and hope all is well soon.

, mommy of 4, , 15 with a much older mind, Caleb, 6 and a

kindergarten pro, finally, , 4 1/2 and the next famous artist, and

, 15months with CF and reflux and a beautiful smile and bright blue eyes

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Hello ,

A very good friend of mine lives in the Houston area, he is 37 with cf. He

subscribes to Cystic-L, would you mind if I gave him your email address,

maybe he can be of help as to who you could contact at the Texas Childrens

Hospital.

, mommy of 4, , 15 with a much older mind, Caleb, 6 and a

kindergarten pro, finally, , 4 1/2 and the next famous artist, and

, 15months with CF and reflux and a beautiful smile and bright blue eyes

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Has your son ha a sweat test?

Mandy

>

>Reply-To: cfparentsegroups

>To: cfparentsegroups

>Subject: Worried about CF

>Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 17:20:23 -0000

>

>Hello, I am a new parent that is constantly being asked to have her

>child for CF. However, no one thinks he has it. He is two years old

>and has a lot of lung problems and digestive problems. He has GERD and

>a lot of allergies. He is constantly getting this nagging cough but

>has not cold or drainage. He just coughs until he throws up. SOmetimes

>he throws up phelgm and sometimes it is just clear liquid. He has a

>lot of rattling in his chest. SOmetimes you can hear it from the

>other side to the room. He has only actually been tested once but was

>on a steroid. THe steroid keeps his intestines from being inflammed

>and controls the vomiting. Can a person have CF and not taste or smell

>salty? My doctor questioned me again yesterday about having him

>tested. I have previously typed out a letter explaining his problems.

>I am sorry to bore yall, but could you please read it and give any

>suggestions or advice or opinions. Thanks ahead of time.

>

><Hello! I am a mother of two children. Corley is four and

>Caleb will be 2 in March 2001. Corley was a very sick child when he

>was

>born. He had refleux but outgrew it when he turned a year old. He has

>been

>pretty well since he was 18 months old. ( I took out of daycare and

>put

>him in home daycare) Now, when caleb came along, he has been sick

>since

>the first time they put him in my arms. I thought the first year that

>he

>had what my first child had and he would outgrow it after he was a

>year

>old. Boy, was I ever wrong. It got ten times worse. My peditrician at

>the

>time basically told me she did not know what was wrong. He had a

>constant

>rattle in his chest and uncontrolable vomiting-projectile!. We then

>started

>taking him to a pulmoniologist (excuse my spelling) to check him out.

>She

>ran all kinds of test. We started out with allergy testing and moved

>all

>the way to cystic fiborsis (he does not have). The first allergy

>testing

>was through the skin. Everything came back negative. & nbsp; & nbsp; The

>doctor

>had already put him on a steroid, prelone. It started working. However

>every time we tried to ween him off of it, the rattleing and throwing

>up

>started up again. They could not figure out why the steroid was

>stopping

>the vomiting. She also had several test ran to check out his insides.

>There

>was no indication of hernias, blockage or anything. The only thing

>they

>found was that he had delayed gastric emptying. His food was taking

>three

>times as long to digest than normal. Then, the doctor did an allergy

>test

>by drawing blood. They discovered he was highly allergic to Milk, and

>slightly

>allergic to wheat, soy and peanuts. Remember, the whole time he was

>still

>on the steroid. They are assuming this is why it did not show up the

>first

>time. We then moved on to a gasterologist. I was not satisfied with

>the

>first so I got a second opinion. Both doctors had tried to move him

>off

>the steroid. Again-everytime, the vomiting started again. They ran the

>test again on his digestive problem. It was still happening. They also

>did a biopsy of his intestins. Both times, his intestines were severly

>inflammed. & nbsp; All they wanted was him to stay on the steroid. The

>steroid

>does help. However, what is it doing to him? There are a lot of

>side-effects.

>It scares me.</font>

><br><font size=-2>My current doctor, from Houston, Texas, has him

>still

>on the steroid. He is diagnosed with the delayed gastric emptying and

>severe

>refleux along with all of the allergies I had mentioned before. He has

>stated that he cannot do the refleux surgery because once that is

>done,

>he can no longer throw up again. Well, if the food is not digesting,

>then

>it sits there and can cause toxins to build up and could eventually be

>very fatal. he also wants us to stay off the food allergies totally.

>When

>I did, the eceezma totally cleared up.</font>

><br><font size=-2> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; So now, we are on the steroid and

>I am keeping him off the allergic foods. He has also put caleb on a

>VERY

>expensive formula-Neocate 1. This is to help him get the nutrients he

>needs

>since he throws up so much. & nbsp; His ecezma is also so much better.

>My

>concern is now what to do. I am concerned about celiac disease. He has

>all the noticiable symptoms. There are some which he cant' tell me if

>he

>has or not, like painful joints and such. I can just tell by those I

>see

>by dealing with him everyday. I also got on the internet and looked up

>delayed gastric emptying and found out that the number one cause of it

>is diabetes. My doctor says don't worry about if he throws-up a little

>each day, he's growing (very little, a pound every couple of months).

>Yeah-but

>no one or daycare wants to keep a child who throws up 2-3 times a

>day. & nbsp;

>He wants to keep him on the steroid for six more months, he's been on

>it

>since March 2000, an wait and see what happens. This scares me to

>death.

>Plus, he is very moody, irritable, urinates constantly, I can never

>get

>his thirst quenched, he sleeps ALL THE TIME (YES! this can get old)

>and

>he screams at times and puts our hands on his legs to massage, and I

>don't

>know the reasons for any of this. I want him tested, don't I? How far

>should

>I push?</font>

><br><font size=-2>If & nbsp; anyone has any suggestions, answers, PLEASE

>let me know! If you think I am overreacting,,please tell me. At this

>pint,

>I am desperate and I want my child to feel better. Thanks for your

>help

>ahead of time.</font>

><br><font size=-2> </font>

><br><font size=-2>sldavis@...</font></html>

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yes! And thirsty and urniates all the time becasue of all of the fluid.

Banks wrote:

> STACY,

> does he always seem to be hungry..... meaning... never satisfied? my son

bryan ate ALL the time... he would have 2 to 3 bowls of cereal in the

mornings... before we knew he had CF. we did not find out he had CF until he

was almost 3. you need to check very soon to make sure he doesnt have it or

does have it. it is a very serious disease and the quicker you know what is

wrong, the better your son will be. i do not want to scare you but i have been

where you are. for 3 years no doctors thought bryan, our son had CF... they

didnt even mention it! what is your sons poop like? if it is oily or

discolored, that is a side effect of CF. i hope i am helping you some. we all

want to help you in this group. please keep us updated!

>

> charlotte banks

> mother of bryan 3yrswcf

> Worried about CF

>

> Hello, I am a new parent that is constantly being asked to have her

> child for CF. However, no one thinks he has it. He is two years old

> and has a lot of lung problems and digestive problems. He has GERD and

> a lot of allergies. He is constantly getting this nagging cough but

> has not cold or drainage. He just coughs until he throws up. SOmetimes

> he throws up phelgm and sometimes it is just clear liquid. He has a

> lot of rattling in his chest. SOmetimes you can hear it from the

> other side to the room. He has only actually been tested once but was

> on a steroid. THe steroid keeps his intestines from being inflammed

> and controls the vomiting. Can a person have CF and not taste or smell

> salty? My doctor questioned me again yesterday about having him

> tested. I have previously typed out a letter explaining his problems.

> I am sorry to bore yall, but could you please read it and give any

> suggestions or advice or opinions. Thanks ahead of time.

>

> <Hello! I am a mother of two children. Corley is four and

> Caleb will be 2 in March 2001. Corley was a very sick child when he

> was

> born. He had refleux but outgrew it when he turned a year old. He has

> been

> pretty well since he was 18 months old. ( I took out of daycare and

> put

> him in home daycare) Now, when caleb came along, he has been sick

> since

> the first time they put him in my arms. I thought the first year that

> he

> had what my first child had and he would outgrow it after he was a

> year

> old. Boy, was I ever wrong. It got ten times worse. My peditrician at

> the

> time basically told me she did not know what was wrong. He had a

> constant

> rattle in his chest and uncontrolable vomiting-projectile!. We then

> started

> taking him to a pulmoniologist (excuse my spelling) to check him out.

> She

> ran all kinds of test. We started out with allergy testing and moved

> all

> the way to cystic fiborsis (he does not have). The first allergy

> testing

> was through the skin. Everything came back negative. & nbsp; & nbsp; The

> doctor

> had already put him on a steroid, prelone. It started working. However

> every time we tried to ween him off of it, the rattleing and throwing

> up

> started up again. They could not figure out why the steroid was

> stopping

> the vomiting. She also had several test ran to check out his insides.

> There

> was no indication of hernias, blockage or anything. The only thing

> they

> found was that he had delayed gastric emptying. His food was taking

> three

> times as long to digest than normal. Then, the doctor did an allergy

> test

> by drawing blood. They discovered he was highly allergic to Milk, and

> slightly

> allergic to wheat, soy and peanuts. Remember, the whole time he was

> still

> on the steroid. They are assuming this is why it did not show up the

> first

> time. We then moved on to a gasterologist. I was not satisfied with

> the

> first so I got a second opinion. Both doctors had tried to move him

> off

> the steroid. Again-everytime, the vomiting started again. They ran the

> test again on his digestive problem. It was still happening. They also

> did a biopsy of his intestins. Both times, his intestines were severly

> inflammed. & nbsp; All they wanted was him to stay on the steroid. The

> steroid

> does help. However, what is it doing to him? There are a lot of

> side-effects.

> It scares me.</font>

> <br><font size=-2>My current doctor, from Houston, Texas, has him

> still

> on the steroid. He is diagnosed with the delayed gastric emptying and

> severe

> refleux along with all of the allergies I had mentioned before. He has

> stated that he cannot do the refleux surgery because once that is

> done,

> he can no longer throw up again. Well, if the food is not digesting,

> then

> it sits there and can cause toxins to build up and could eventually be

> very fatal. he also wants us to stay off the food allergies totally.

> When

> I did, the eceezma totally cleared up.</font>

> <br><font size=-2> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; So now, we are on the steroid and

> I am keeping him off the allergic foods. He has also put caleb on a

> VERY

> expensive formula-Neocate 1. This is to help him get the nutrients he

> needs

> since he throws up so much. & nbsp; His ecezma is also so much better.

> My

> concern is now what to do. I am concerned about celiac disease. He has

> all the noticiable symptoms. There are some which he cant' tell me if

> he

> has or not, like painful joints and such. I can just tell by those I

> see

> by dealing with him everyday. I also got on the internet and looked up

> delayed gastric emptying and found out that the number one cause of it

> is diabetes. My doctor says don't worry about if he throws-up a little

> each day, he's growing (very little, a pound every couple of months).

> Yeah-but

> no one or daycare wants to keep a child who throws up 2-3 times a

> day. & nbsp;

> He wants to keep him on the steroid for six more months, he's been on

> it

> since March 2000, an wait and see what happens. This scares me to

> death.

> Plus, he is very moody, irritable, urinates constantly, I can never

> get

> his thirst quenched, he sleeps ALL THE TIME (YES! this can get old)

> and

> he screams at times and puts our hands on his legs to massage, and I

> don't

> know the reasons for any of this. I want him tested, don't I? How far

> should

> I push?</font>

> <br><font size=-2>If & nbsp; anyone has any suggestions, answers, PLEASE

> let me know! If you think I am overreacting,,please tell me. At this

> pint,

> I am desperate and I want my child to feel better. Thanks for your

> help

> ahead of time.</font>

> <br><font size=-2> </font>

> <br><font size=-2>sldavis@...</font></html>

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STACY,

does he always seem to be hungry..... meaning... never satisfied? my son

bryan ate ALL the time... he would have 2 to 3 bowls of cereal in the

mornings... before we knew he had CF. we did not find out he had CF until he

was almost 3. you need to check very soon to make sure he doesnt have it or

does have it. it is a very serious disease and the quicker you know what is

wrong, the better your son will be. i do not want to scare you but i have been

where you are. for 3 years no doctors thought bryan, our son had CF... they

didnt even mention it! what is your sons poop like? if it is oily or

discolored, that is a side effect of CF. i hope i am helping you some. we all

want to help you in this group. please keep us updated!

charlotte banks

mother of bryan 3yrswcf

Worried about CF

Hello, I am a new parent that is constantly being asked to have her

child for CF. However, no one thinks he has it. He is two years old

and has a lot of lung problems and digestive problems. He has GERD and

a lot of allergies. He is constantly getting this nagging cough but

has not cold or drainage. He just coughs until he throws up. SOmetimes

he throws up phelgm and sometimes it is just clear liquid. He has a

lot of rattling in his chest. SOmetimes you can hear it from the

other side to the room. He has only actually been tested once but was

on a steroid. THe steroid keeps his intestines from being inflammed

and controls the vomiting. Can a person have CF and not taste or smell

salty? My doctor questioned me again yesterday about having him

tested. I have previously typed out a letter explaining his problems.

I am sorry to bore yall, but could you please read it and give any

suggestions or advice or opinions. Thanks ahead of time.

<Hello! I am a mother of two children. Corley is four and

Caleb will be 2 in March 2001. Corley was a very sick child when he

was

born. He had refleux but outgrew it when he turned a year old. He has

been

pretty well since he was 18 months old. ( I took out of daycare and

put

him in home daycare) Now, when caleb came along, he has been sick

since

the first time they put him in my arms. I thought the first year that

he

had what my first child had and he would outgrow it after he was a

year

old. Boy, was I ever wrong. It got ten times worse. My peditrician at

the

time basically told me she did not know what was wrong. He had a

constant

rattle in his chest and uncontrolable vomiting-projectile!. We then

started

taking him to a pulmoniologist (excuse my spelling) to check him out.

She

ran all kinds of test. We started out with allergy testing and moved

all

the way to cystic fiborsis (he does not have). The first allergy

testing

was through the skin. Everything came back negative. & nbsp; & nbsp; The

doctor

had already put him on a steroid, prelone. It started working. However

every time we tried to ween him off of it, the rattleing and throwing

up

started up again. They could not figure out why the steroid was

stopping

the vomiting. She also had several test ran to check out his insides.

There

was no indication of hernias, blockage or anything. The only thing

they

found was that he had delayed gastric emptying. His food was taking

three

times as long to digest than normal. Then, the doctor did an allergy

test

by drawing blood. They discovered he was highly allergic to Milk, and

slightly

allergic to wheat, soy and peanuts. Remember, the whole time he was

still

on the steroid. They are assuming this is why it did not show up the

first

time. We then moved on to a gasterologist. I was not satisfied with

the

first so I got a second opinion. Both doctors had tried to move him

off

the steroid. Again-everytime, the vomiting started again. They ran the

test again on his digestive problem. It was still happening. They also

did a biopsy of his intestins. Both times, his intestines were severly

inflammed. & nbsp; All they wanted was him to stay on the steroid. The

steroid

does help. However, what is it doing to him? There are a lot of

side-effects.

It scares me.</font>

<br><font size=-2>My current doctor, from Houston, Texas, has him

still

on the steroid. He is diagnosed with the delayed gastric emptying and

severe

refleux along with all of the allergies I had mentioned before. He has

stated that he cannot do the refleux surgery because once that is

done,

he can no longer throw up again. Well, if the food is not digesting,

then

it sits there and can cause toxins to build up and could eventually be

very fatal. he also wants us to stay off the food allergies totally.

When

I did, the eceezma totally cleared up.</font>

<br><font size=-2> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; So now, we are on the steroid and

I am keeping him off the allergic foods. He has also put caleb on a

VERY

expensive formula-Neocate 1. This is to help him get the nutrients he

needs

since he throws up so much. & nbsp; His ecezma is also so much better.

My

concern is now what to do. I am concerned about celiac disease. He has

all the noticiable symptoms. There are some which he cant' tell me if

he

has or not, like painful joints and such. I can just tell by those I

see

by dealing with him everyday. I also got on the internet and looked up

delayed gastric emptying and found out that the number one cause of it

is diabetes. My doctor says don't worry about if he throws-up a little

each day, he's growing (very little, a pound every couple of months).

Yeah-but

no one or daycare wants to keep a child who throws up 2-3 times a

day. & nbsp;

He wants to keep him on the steroid for six more months, he's been on

it

since March 2000, an wait and see what happens. This scares me to

death.

Plus, he is very moody, irritable, urinates constantly, I can never

get

his thirst quenched, he sleeps ALL THE TIME (YES! this can get old)

and

he screams at times and puts our hands on his legs to massage, and I

don't

know the reasons for any of this. I want him tested, don't I? How far

should

I push?</font>

<br><font size=-2>If & nbsp; anyone has any suggestions, answers, PLEASE

let me know! If you think I am overreacting,,please tell me. At this

pint,

I am desperate and I want my child to feel better. Thanks for your

help

ahead of time.</font>

<br><font size=-2> </font>

<br><font size=-2>sldavis@...</font></html>

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oh dear.. please go get him checked.... soon

that worried me very bad

charlotte

Worried about CF

>

> Hello, I am a new parent that is constantly being asked to have her

> child for CF. However, no one thinks he has it. He is two years old

> and has a lot of lung problems and digestive problems. He has GERD and

> a lot of allergies. He is constantly getting this nagging cough but

> has not cold or drainage. He just coughs until he throws up. SOmetimes

> he throws up phelgm and sometimes it is just clear liquid. He has a

> lot of rattling in his chest. SOmetimes you can hear it from the

> other side to the room. He has only actually been tested once but was

> on a steroid. THe steroid keeps his intestines from being inflammed

> and controls the vomiting. Can a person have CF and not taste or smell

> salty? My doctor questioned me again yesterday about having him

> tested. I have previously typed out a letter explaining his problems.

> I am sorry to bore yall, but could you please read it and give any

> suggestions or advice or opinions. Thanks ahead of time.

>

> <Hello! I am a mother of two children. Corley is four and

> Caleb will be 2 in March 2001. Corley was a very sick child when he

> was

> born. He had refleux but outgrew it when he turned a year old. He has

> been

> pretty well since he was 18 months old. ( I took out of daycare and

> put

> him in home daycare) Now, when caleb came along, he has been sick

> since

> the first time they put him in my arms. I thought the first year that

> he

> had what my first child had and he would outgrow it after he was a

> year

> old. Boy, was I ever wrong. It got ten times worse. My peditrician at

> the

> time basically told me she did not know what was wrong. He had a

> constant

> rattle in his chest and uncontrolable vomiting-projectile!. We then

> started

> taking him to a pulmoniologist (excuse my spelling) to check him out.

> She

> ran all kinds of test. We started out with allergy testing and moved

> all

> the way to cystic fiborsis (he does not have). The first allergy

> testing

> was through the skin. Everything came back negative. & nbsp; & nbsp; The

> doctor

> had already put him on a steroid, prelone. It started working. However

> every time we tried to ween him off of it, the rattleing and throwing

> up

> started up again. They could not figure out why the steroid was

> stopping

> the vomiting. She also had several test ran to check out his insides.

> There

> was no indication of hernias, blockage or anything. The only thing

> they

> found was that he had delayed gastric emptying. His food was taking

> three

> times as long to digest than normal. Then, the doctor did an allergy

> test

> by drawing blood. They discovered he was highly allergic to Milk, and

> slightly

> allergic to wheat, soy and peanuts. Remember, the whole time he was

> still

> on the steroid. They are assuming this is why it did not show up the

> first

> time. We then moved on to a gasterologist. I was not satisfied with

> the

> first so I got a second opinion. Both doctors had tried to move him

> off

> the steroid. Again-everytime, the vomiting started again. They ran the

> test again on his digestive problem. It was still happening. They also

> did a biopsy of his intestins. Both times, his intestines were severly

> inflammed. & nbsp; All they wanted was him to stay on the steroid. The

> steroid

> does help. However, what is it doing to him? There are a lot of

> side-effects.

> It scares me.</font>

> <br><font size=-2>My current doctor, from Houston, Texas, has him

> still

> on the steroid. He is diagnosed with the delayed gastric emptying and

> severe

> refleux along with all of the allergies I had mentioned before. He has

> stated that he cannot do the refleux surgery because once that is

> done,

> he can no longer throw up again. Well, if the food is not digesting,

> then

> it sits there and can cause toxins to build up and could eventually be

> very fatal. he also wants us to stay off the food allergies totally.

> When

> I did, the eceezma totally cleared up.</font>

> <br><font size=-2> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; So now, we are on the steroid and

> I am keeping him off the allergic foods. He has also put caleb on a

> VERY

> expensive formula-Neocate 1. This is to help him get the nutrients he

> needs

> since he throws up so much. & nbsp; His ecezma is also so much better.

> My

> concern is now what to do. I am concerned about celiac disease. He has

> all the noticiable symptoms. There are some which he cant' tell me if

> he

> has or not, like painful joints and such. I can just tell by those I

> see

> by dealing with him everyday. I also got on the internet and looked up

> delayed gastric emptying and found out that the number one cause of it

> is diabetes. My doctor says don't worry about if he throws-up a little

> each day, he's growing (very little, a pound every couple of months).

> Yeah-but

> no one or daycare wants to keep a child who throws up 2-3 times a

> day. & nbsp;

> He wants to keep him on the steroid for six more months, he's been on

> it

> since March 2000, an wait and see what happens. This scares me to

> death.

> Plus, he is very moody, irritable, urinates constantly, I can never

> get

> his thirst quenched, he sleeps ALL THE TIME (YES! this can get old)

> and

> he screams at times and puts our hands on his legs to massage, and I

> don't

> know the reasons for any of this. I want him tested, don't I? How far

> should

> I push?</font>

> <br><font size=-2>If & nbsp; anyone has any suggestions, answers, PLEASE

> let me know! If you think I am overreacting,,please tell me. At this

> pint,

> I am desperate and I want my child to feel better. Thanks for your

> help

> ahead of time.</font>

> <br><font size=-2> </font>

> <br><font size=-2>sldavis@...</font></html>

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Once, it came back negative but you know how a mom has that instinct that maybe

it didn't

get done right. It came back negative but he was also on 4cc of a vary strong

steroid.

The allergy test he took at the same time also came back negative and since we

found he

has a very serious allergy to milk. SO, I don't know what to believe.

Mandy wrote:

> Has your son ha a sweat test?

> Mandy

>

> >

> >Reply-To: cfparentsegroups

> >To: cfparentsegroups

> >Subject: Worried about CF

> >Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 17:20:23 -0000

> >

> >Hello, I am a new parent that is constantly being asked to have her

> >child for CF. However, no one thinks he has it. He is two years old

> >and has a lot of lung problems and digestive problems. He has GERD and

> >a lot of allergies. He is constantly getting this nagging cough but

> >has not cold or drainage. He just coughs until he throws up. SOmetimes

> >he throws up phelgm and sometimes it is just clear liquid. He has a

> >lot of rattling in his chest. SOmetimes you can hear it from the

> >other side to the room. He has only actually been tested once but was

> >on a steroid. THe steroid keeps his intestines from being inflammed

> >and controls the vomiting. Can a person have CF and not taste or smell

> >salty? My doctor questioned me again yesterday about having him

> >tested. I have previously typed out a letter explaining his problems.

> >I am sorry to bore yall, but could you please read it and give any

> >suggestions or advice or opinions. Thanks ahead of time.

> >

> ><Hello! I am a mother of two children. Corley is four and

> >Caleb will be 2 in March 2001. Corley was a very sick child when he

> >was

> >born. He had refleux but outgrew it when he turned a year old. He has

> >been

> >pretty well since he was 18 months old. ( I took out of daycare and

> >put

> >him in home daycare) Now, when caleb came along, he has been sick

> >since

> >the first time they put him in my arms. I thought the first year that

> >he

> >had what my first child had and he would outgrow it after he was a

> >year

> >old. Boy, was I ever wrong. It got ten times worse. My peditrician at

> >the

> >time basically told me she did not know what was wrong. He had a

> >constant

> >rattle in his chest and uncontrolable vomiting-projectile!. We then

> >started

> >taking him to a pulmoniologist (excuse my spelling) to check him out.

> >She

> >ran all kinds of test. We started out with allergy testing and moved

> >all

> >the way to cystic fiborsis (he does not have). The first allergy

> >testing

> >was through the skin. Everything came back negative. & nbsp; & nbsp; The

> >doctor

> >had already put him on a steroid, prelone. It started working. However

> >every time we tried to ween him off of it, the rattleing and throwing

> >up

> >started up again. They could not figure out why the steroid was

> >stopping

> >the vomiting. She also had several test ran to check out his insides.

> >There

> >was no indication of hernias, blockage or anything. The only thing

> >they

> >found was that he had delayed gastric emptying. His food was taking

> >three

> >times as long to digest than normal. Then, the doctor did an allergy

> >test

> >by drawing blood. They discovered he was highly allergic to Milk, and

> >slightly

> >allergic to wheat, soy and peanuts. Remember, the whole time he was

> >still

> >on the steroid. They are assuming this is why it did not show up the

> >first

> >time. We then moved on to a gasterologist. I was not satisfied with

> >the

> >first so I got a second opinion. Both doctors had tried to move him

> >off

> >the steroid. Again-everytime, the vomiting started again. They ran the

> >test again on his digestive problem. It was still happening. They also

> >did a biopsy of his intestins. Both times, his intestines were severly

> >inflammed. & nbsp; All they wanted was him to stay on the steroid. The

> >steroid

> >does help. However, what is it doing to him? There are a lot of

> >side-effects.

> >It scares me.</font>

> ><br><font size=-2>My current doctor, from Houston, Texas, has him

> >still

> >on the steroid. He is diagnosed with the delayed gastric emptying and

> >severe

> >refleux along with all of the allergies I had mentioned before. He has

> >stated that he cannot do the refleux surgery because once that is

> >done,

> >he can no longer throw up again. Well, if the food is not digesting,

> >then

> >it sits there and can cause toxins to build up and could eventually be

> >very fatal. he also wants us to stay off the food allergies totally.

> >When

> >I did, the eceezma totally cleared up.</font>

> ><br><font size=-2> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; So now, we are on the steroid and

> >I am keeping him off the allergic foods. He has also put caleb on a

> >VERY

> >expensive formula-Neocate 1. This is to help him get the nutrients he

> >needs

> >since he throws up so much. & nbsp; His ecezma is also so much better.

> >My

> >concern is now what to do. I am concerned about celiac disease. He has

> >all the noticiable symptoms. There are some which he cant' tell me if

> >he

> >has or not, like painful joints and such. I can just tell by those I

> >see

> >by dealing with him everyday. I also got on the internet and looked up

> >delayed gastric emptying and found out that the number one cause of it

> >is diabetes. My doctor says don't worry about if he throws-up a little

> >each day, he's growing (very little, a pound every couple of months).

> >Yeah-but

> >no one or daycare wants to keep a child who throws up 2-3 times a

> >day. & nbsp;

> >He wants to keep him on the steroid for six more months, he's been on

> >it

> >since March 2000, an wait and see what happens. This scares me to

> >death.

> >Plus, he is very moody, irritable, urinates constantly, I can never

> >get

> >his thirst quenched, he sleeps ALL THE TIME (YES! this can get old)

> >and

> >he screams at times and puts our hands on his legs to massage, and I

> >don't

> >know the reasons for any of this. I want him tested, don't I? How far

> >should

> >I push?</font>

> ><br><font size=-2>If & nbsp; anyone has any suggestions, answers, PLEASE

> >let me know! If you think I am overreacting,,please tell me. At this

> >pint,

> >I am desperate and I want my child to feel better. Thanks for your

> >help

> >ahead of time.</font>

> ><br><font size=-2> </font>

> ><br><font size=-2>sldavis@...</font></html>

> >

> >

> >

>

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why?

Banks wrote:

> oh dear.. please go get him checked.... soon

>

> that worried me very bad

>

> charlotte

> Worried about CF

> >

> > Hello, I am a new parent that is constantly being asked to have her

> > child for CF. However, no one thinks he has it. He is two years old

> > and has a lot of lung problems and digestive problems. He has GERD and

> > a lot of allergies. He is constantly getting this nagging cough but

> > has not cold or drainage. He just coughs until he throws up. SOmetimes

> > he throws up phelgm and sometimes it is just clear liquid. He has a

> > lot of rattling in his chest. SOmetimes you can hear it from the

> > other side to the room. He has only actually been tested once but was

> > on a steroid. THe steroid keeps his intestines from being inflammed

> > and controls the vomiting. Can a person have CF and not taste or smell

> > salty? My doctor questioned me again yesterday about having him

> > tested. I have previously typed out a letter explaining his problems.

> > I am sorry to bore yall, but could you please read it and give any

> > suggestions or advice or opinions. Thanks ahead of time.

> >

> > <Hello! I am a mother of two children. Corley is four and

> > Caleb will be 2 in March 2001. Corley was a very sick child when he

> > was

> > born. He had refleux but outgrew it when he turned a year old. He has

> > been

> > pretty well since he was 18 months old. ( I took out of daycare and

> > put

> > him in home daycare) Now, when caleb came along, he has been sick

> > since

> > the first time they put him in my arms. I thought the first year that

> > he

> > had what my first child had and he would outgrow it after he was a

> > year

> > old. Boy, was I ever wrong. It got ten times worse. My peditrician at

> > the

> > time basically told me she did not know what was wrong. He had a

> > constant

> > rattle in his chest and uncontrolable vomiting-projectile!. We then

> > started

> > taking him to a pulmoniologist (excuse my spelling) to check him out.

> > She

> > ran all kinds of test. We started out with allergy testing and moved

> > all

> > the way to cystic fiborsis (he does not have). The first allergy

> > testing

> > was through the skin. Everything came back negative. & nbsp; & nbsp; The

> > doctor

> > had already put him on a steroid, prelone. It started working. However

> > every time we tried to ween him off of it, the rattleing and throwing

> > up

> > started up again. They could not figure out why the steroid was

> > stopping

> > the vomiting. She also had several test ran to check out his insides.

> > There

> > was no indication of hernias, blockage or anything. The only thing

> > they

> > found was that he had delayed gastric emptying. His food was taking

> > three

> > times as long to digest than normal. Then, the doctor did an allergy

> > test

> > by drawing blood. They discovered he was highly allergic to Milk, and

> > slightly

> > allergic to wheat, soy and peanuts. Remember, the whole time he was

> > still

> > on the steroid. They are assuming this is why it did not show up the

> > first

> > time. We then moved on to a gasterologist. I was not satisfied with

> > the

> > first so I got a second opinion. Both doctors had tried to move him

> > off

> > the steroid. Again-everytime, the vomiting started again. They ran the

> > test again on his digestive problem. It was still happening. They also

> > did a biopsy of his intestins. Both times, his intestines were severly

> > inflammed. & nbsp; All they wanted was him to stay on the steroid. The

> > steroid

> > does help. However, what is it doing to him? There are a lot of

> > side-effects.

> > It scares me.</font>

> > <br><font size=-2>My current doctor, from Houston, Texas, has him

> > still

> > on the steroid. He is diagnosed with the delayed gastric emptying and

> > severe

> > refleux along with all of the allergies I had mentioned before. He has

> > stated that he cannot do the refleux surgery because once that is

> > done,

> > he can no longer throw up again. Well, if the food is not digesting,

> > then

> > it sits there and can cause toxins to build up and could eventually be

> > very fatal. he also wants us to stay off the food allergies totally.

> > When

> > I did, the eceezma totally cleared up.</font>

> > <br><font size=-2> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; So now, we are on the steroid and

> > I am keeping him off the allergic foods. He has also put caleb on a

> > VERY

> > expensive formula-Neocate 1. This is to help him get the nutrients he

> > needs

> > since he throws up so much. & nbsp; His ecezma is also so much better.

> > My

> > concern is now what to do. I am concerned about celiac disease. He has

> > all the noticiable symptoms. There are some which he cant' tell me if

> > he

> > has or not, like painful joints and such. I can just tell by those I

> > see

> > by dealing with him everyday. I also got on the internet and looked up

> > delayed gastric emptying and found out that the number one cause of it

> > is diabetes. My doctor says don't worry about if he throws-up a little

> > each day, he's growing (very little, a pound every couple of months).

> > Yeah-but

> > no one or daycare wants to keep a child who throws up 2-3 times a

> > day. & nbsp;

> > He wants to keep him on the steroid for six more months, he's been on

> > it

> > since March 2000, an wait and see what happens. This scares me to

> > death.

> > Plus, he is very moody, irritable, urinates constantly, I can never

> > get

> > his thirst quenched, he sleeps ALL THE TIME (YES! this can get old)

> > and

> > he screams at times and puts our hands on his legs to massage, and I

> > don't

> > know the reasons for any of this. I want him tested, don't I? How far

> > should

> > I push?</font>

> > <br><font size=-2>If & nbsp; anyone has any suggestions, answers, PLEASE

> > let me know! If you think I am overreacting,,please tell me. At this

> > pint,

> > I am desperate and I want my child to feel better. Thanks for your

> > help

> > ahead of time.</font>

> > <br><font size=-2> </font>

> > <br><font size=-2>sldavis@...</font></html>

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Ill ask!

ron88jen@... wrote:

> In a message dated 11/29/00 2:10:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> sldavis@... writes:

>

> << Once, it came back negative but you know how a mom has that instinct that

> maybe it didn't

> get done right. It came back negative but he was also on 4cc of a vary

> strong steroid.

> The allergy test he took at the same time also came back negative and since

> we found he

> has a very serious allergy to milk. SO, I don't know what to believe.

> >>

> Based on my understanding (and we have certainly read up on it a bit, b/c of

> Mallory's initial neg. sweat test), steriods do NOT effect the sweat test,

> though they do affect allergy testing. That is b/c they suppress the

> inflammatory response. My understanding is that the only thing that may

> effect the sweat test, is not getting enough sweat, or edema if it is severe

> enough......

> there are some mutations, however, of the CF gene that are associated with

> neg. sweat tests. How about asking for the genzyme 90+ allele test for cf

> mutations?

> Jen

>

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I just got a call from my pedi and and she called the GI in Houston and he is

going to test for celiac, diabetes and is going to get an endoscopy and take

biopoises to test for a number of things. Its amazing!

wrote:

> why?

>

> Banks wrote:

>

> > oh dear.. please go get him checked.... soon

> >

> > that worried me very bad

> >

> > charlotte

> > Worried about CF

> > >

> > > Hello, I am a new parent that is constantly being asked to have her

> > > child for CF. However, no one thinks he has it. He is two years old

> > > and has a lot of lung problems and digestive problems. He has GERD and

> > > a lot of allergies. He is constantly getting this nagging cough but

> > > has not cold or drainage. He just coughs until he throws up. SOmetimes

> > > he throws up phelgm and sometimes it is just clear liquid. He has a

> > > lot of rattling in his chest. SOmetimes you can hear it from the

> > > other side to the room. He has only actually been tested once but was

> > > on a steroid. THe steroid keeps his intestines from being inflammed

> > > and controls the vomiting. Can a person have CF and not taste or smell

> > > salty? My doctor questioned me again yesterday about having him

> > > tested. I have previously typed out a letter explaining his problems.

> > > I am sorry to bore yall, but could you please read it and give any

> > > suggestions or advice or opinions. Thanks ahead of time.

> > >

> > > <Hello! I am a mother of two children. Corley is four and

> > > Caleb will be 2 in March 2001. Corley was a very sick child when he

> > > was

> > > born. He had refleux but outgrew it when he turned a year old. He has

> > > been

> > > pretty well since he was 18 months old. ( I took out of daycare and

> > > put

> > > him in home daycare) Now, when caleb came along, he has been sick

> > > since

> > > the first time they put him in my arms. I thought the first year that

> > > he

> > > had what my first child had and he would outgrow it after he was a

> > > year

> > > old. Boy, was I ever wrong. It got ten times worse. My peditrician at

> > > the

> > > time basically told me she did not know what was wrong. He had a

> > > constant

> > > rattle in his chest and uncontrolable vomiting-projectile!. We then

> > > started

> > > taking him to a pulmoniologist (excuse my spelling) to check him out.

> > > She

> > > ran all kinds of test. We started out with allergy testing and moved

> > > all

> > > the way to cystic fiborsis (he does not have). The first allergy

> > > testing

> > > was through the skin. Everything came back negative. & nbsp; & nbsp; The

> > > doctor

> > > had already put him on a steroid, prelone. It started working. However

> > > every time we tried to ween him off of it, the rattleing and throwing

> > > up

> > > started up again. They could not figure out why the steroid was

> > > stopping

> > > the vomiting. She also had several test ran to check out his insides.

> > > There

> > > was no indication of hernias, blockage or anything. The only thing

> > > they

> > > found was that he had delayed gastric emptying. His food was taking

> > > three

> > > times as long to digest than normal. Then, the doctor did an allergy

> > > test

> > > by drawing blood. They discovered he was highly allergic to Milk, and

> > > slightly

> > > allergic to wheat, soy and peanuts. Remember, the whole time he was

> > > still

> > > on the steroid. They are assuming this is why it did not show up the

> > > first

> > > time. We then moved on to a gasterologist. I was not satisfied with

> > > the

> > > first so I got a second opinion. Both doctors had tried to move him

> > > off

> > > the steroid. Again-everytime, the vomiting started again. They ran the

> > > test again on his digestive problem. It was still happening. They also

> > > did a biopsy of his intestins. Both times, his intestines were severly

> > > inflammed. & nbsp; All they wanted was him to stay on the steroid. The

> > > steroid

> > > does help. However, what is it doing to him? There are a lot of

> > > side-effects.

> > > It scares me.</font>

> > > <br><font size=-2>My current doctor, from Houston, Texas, has him

> > > still

> > > on the steroid. He is diagnosed with the delayed gastric emptying and

> > > severe

> > > refleux along with all of the allergies I had mentioned before. He has

> > > stated that he cannot do the refleux surgery because once that is

> > > done,

> > > he can no longer throw up again. Well, if the food is not digesting,

> > > then

> > > it sits there and can cause toxins to build up and could eventually be

> > > very fatal. he also wants us to stay off the food allergies totally.

> > > When

> > > I did, the eceezma totally cleared up.</font>

> > > <br><font size=-2> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; So now, we are on the steroid and

> > > I am keeping him off the allergic foods. He has also put caleb on a

> > > VERY

> > > expensive formula-Neocate 1. This is to help him get the nutrients he

> > > needs

> > > since he throws up so much. & nbsp; His ecezma is also so much better.

> > > My

> > > concern is now what to do. I am concerned about celiac disease. He has

> > > all the noticiable symptoms. There are some which he cant' tell me if

> > > he

> > > has or not, like painful joints and such. I can just tell by those I

> > > see

> > > by dealing with him everyday. I also got on the internet and looked up

> > > delayed gastric emptying and found out that the number one cause of it

> > > is diabetes. My doctor says don't worry about if he throws-up a little

> > > each day, he's growing (very little, a pound every couple of months).

> > > Yeah-but

> > > no one or daycare wants to keep a child who throws up 2-3 times a

> > > day. & nbsp;

> > > He wants to keep him on the steroid for six more months, he's been on

> > > it

> > > since March 2000, an wait and see what happens. This scares me to

> > > death.

> > > Plus, he is very moody, irritable, urinates constantly, I can never

> > > get

> > > his thirst quenched, he sleeps ALL THE TIME (YES! this can get old)

> > > and

> > > he screams at times and puts our hands on his legs to massage, and I

> > > don't

> > > know the reasons for any of this. I want him tested, don't I? How far

> > > should

> > > I push?</font>

> > > <br><font size=-2>If & nbsp; anyone has any suggestions, answers, PLEASE

> > > let me know! If you think I am overreacting,,please tell me. At this

> > > pint,

> > > I am desperate and I want my child to feel better. Thanks for your

> > > help

> > > ahead of time.</font>

> > > <br><font size=-2> </font>

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because all his symptons sound like he has CF

Worried about CF

> >

> > Hello, I am a new parent that is constantly being asked to have her

> > child for CF. However, no one thinks he has it. He is two years old

> > and has a lot of lung problems and digestive problems. He has GERD and

> > a lot of allergies. He is constantly getting this nagging cough but

> > has not cold or drainage. He just coughs until he throws up. SOmetimes

> > he throws up phelgm and sometimes it is just clear liquid. He has a

> > lot of rattling in his chest. SOmetimes you can hear it from the

> > other side to the room. He has only actually been tested once but was

> > on a steroid. THe steroid keeps his intestines from being inflammed

> > and controls the vomiting. Can a person have CF and not taste or smell

> > salty? My doctor questioned me again yesterday about having him

> > tested. I have previously typed out a letter explaining his problems.

> > I am sorry to bore yall, but could you please read it and give any

> > suggestions or advice or opinions. Thanks ahead of time.

> >

> > <Hello! I am a mother of two children. Corley is four and

> > Caleb will be 2 in March 2001. Corley was a very sick child when he

> > was

> > born. He had refleux but outgrew it when he turned a year old. He has

> > been

> > pretty well since he was 18 months old. ( I took out of daycare and

> > put

> > him in home daycare) Now, when caleb came along, he has been sick

> > since

> > the first time they put him in my arms. I thought the first year that

> > he

> > had what my first child had and he would outgrow it after he was a

> > year

> > old. Boy, was I ever wrong. It got ten times worse. My peditrician at

> > the

> > time basically told me she did not know what was wrong. He had a

> > constant

> > rattle in his chest and uncontrolable vomiting-projectile!. We then

> > started

> > taking him to a pulmoniologist (excuse my spelling) to check him out.

> > She

> > ran all kinds of test. We started out with allergy testing and moved

> > all

> > the way to cystic fiborsis (he does not have). The first allergy

> > testing

> > was through the skin. Everything came back negative. & nbsp; & nbsp; The

> > doctor

> > had already put him on a steroid, prelone. It started working. However

> > every time we tried to ween him off of it, the rattleing and throwing

> > up

> > started up again. They could not figure out why the steroid was

> > stopping

> > the vomiting. She also had several test ran to check out his insides.

> > There

> > was no indication of hernias, blockage or anything. The only thing

> > they

> > found was that he had delayed gastric emptying. His food was taking

> > three

> > times as long to digest than normal. Then, the doctor did an allergy

> > test

> > by drawing blood. They discovered he was highly allergic to Milk, and

> > slightly

> > allergic to wheat, soy and peanuts. Remember, the whole time he was

> > still

> > on the steroid. They are assuming this is why it did not show up the

> > first

> > time. We then moved on to a gasterologist. I was not satisfied with

> > the

> > first so I got a second opinion. Both doctors had tried to move him

> > off

> > the steroid. Again-everytime, the vomiting started again. They ran the

> > test again on his digestive problem. It was still happening. They also

> > did a biopsy of his intestins. Both times, his intestines were severly

> > inflammed. & nbsp; All they wanted was him to stay on the steroid. The

> > steroid

> > does help. However, what is it doing to him? There are a lot of

> > side-effects.

> > It scares me.</font>

> > <br><font size=-2>My current doctor, from Houston, Texas, has him

> > still

> > on the steroid. He is diagnosed with the delayed gastric emptying and

> > severe

> > refleux along with all of the allergies I had mentioned before. He has

> > stated that he cannot do the refleux surgery because once that is

> > done,

> > he can no longer throw up again. Well, if the food is not digesting,

> > then

> > it sits there and can cause toxins to build up and could eventually be

> > very fatal. he also wants us to stay off the food allergies totally.

> > When

> > I did, the eceezma totally cleared up.</font>

> > <br><font size=-2> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; So now, we are on the steroid and

> > I am keeping him off the allergic foods. He has also put caleb on a

> > VERY

> > expensive formula-Neocate 1. This is to help him get the nutrients he

> > needs

> > since he throws up so much. & nbsp; His ecezma is also so much better.

> > My

> > concern is now what to do. I am concerned about celiac disease. He has

> > all the noticiable symptoms. There are some which he cant' tell me if

> > he

> > has or not, like painful joints and such. I can just tell by those I

> > see

> > by dealing with him everyday. I also got on the internet and looked up

> > delayed gastric emptying and found out that the number one cause of it

> > is diabetes. My doctor says don't worry about if he throws-up a little

> > each day, he's growing (very little, a pound every couple of months).

> > Yeah-but

> > no one or daycare wants to keep a child who throws up 2-3 times a

> > day. & nbsp;

> > He wants to keep him on the steroid for six more months, he's been on

> > it

> > since March 2000, an wait and see what happens. This scares me to

> > death.

> > Plus, he is very moody, irritable, urinates constantly, I can never

> > get

> > his thirst quenched, he sleeps ALL THE TIME (YES! this can get old)

> > and

> > he screams at times and puts our hands on his legs to massage, and I

> > don't

> > know the reasons for any of this. I want him tested, don't I? How far

> > should

> > I push?</font>

> > <br><font size=-2>If & nbsp; anyone has any suggestions, answers, PLEASE

> > let me know! If you think I am overreacting,,please tell me. At this

> > pint,

> > I am desperate and I want my child to feel better. Thanks for your

> > help

> > ahead of time.</font>

> > <br><font size=-2> </font>

> > <br><font size=-2>sldavis@...</font></html>

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> > IN NO WAY

> > be construed as medical advice.

> >

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TREATMENTS.

> >

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I am also new to this list but my 9yr old has bronchi asthma and he also

sounds like your son. just before he has a asthma attack he throws up all

day then it goes into the rattling. he is very lethargic and wants just to

lay down. he does not have asthma in the traditional sense but the steroids

do work. what we did do is put him on coffee (take him off all forms of

caffeine this makes it work better) when he felt sick or threw up we gave

him just coffee he usually doesn't want to eat. we even got so we could look

at his eyes as they would get glassy looking and give him coffee. we did

live in city up until he was 7 and sense moving to a rural area he has not

had a attack for 2yr years except when virus come around and that will

trigger it still. hope this helps. Cherie deep in the woods of Maine.

Worried about CF

> Hello, I am a new parent that is constantly being asked to have her

> child for CF. However, no one thinks he has it. He is two years old

> and has a lot of lung problems and digestive problems. He has GERD and

> a lot of allergies. He is constantly getting this nagging cough but

> has not cold or drainage. He just coughs until he throws up. SOmetimes

> he throws up phelgm and sometimes it is just clear liquid. He has a

> lot of rattling in his chest. SOmetimes you can hear it from the

> other side to the room. He has only actually been tested once but was

> on a steroid. THe steroid keeps his intestines from being inflammed

> and controls the vomiting. Can a person have CF and not taste or smell

> salty? My doctor questioned me again yesterday about having him

> tested. I have previously typed out a letter explaining his problems.

> I am sorry to bore yall, but could you please read it and give any

> suggestions or advice or opinions. Thanks ahead of time.

>

> <Hello! I am a mother of two children. Corley is four and

> Caleb will be 2 in March 2001. Corley was a very sick child when he

> was

> born. He had refleux but outgrew it when he turned a year old. He has

> been

> pretty well since he was 18 months old. ( I took out of daycare and

> put

> him in home daycare) Now, when caleb came along, he has been sick

> since

> the first time they put him in my arms. I thought the first year that

> he

> had what my first child had and he would outgrow it after he was a

> year

> old. Boy, was I ever wrong. It got ten times worse. My peditrician at

> the

> time basically told me she did not know what was wrong. He had a

> constant

> rattle in his chest and uncontrolable vomiting-projectile!. We then

> started

> taking him to a pulmoniologist (excuse my spelling) to check him out.

> She

> ran all kinds of test. We started out with allergy testing and moved

> all

> the way to cystic fiborsis (he does not have). The first allergy

> testing

> was through the skin. Everything came back negative. & nbsp; & nbsp; The

> doctor

> had already put him on a steroid, prelone. It started working. However

> every time we tried to ween him off of it, the rattleing and throwing

> up

> started up again. They could not figure out why the steroid was

> stopping

> the vomiting. She also had several test ran to check out his insides.

> There

> was no indication of hernias, blockage or anything. The only thing

> they

> found was that he had delayed gastric emptying. His food was taking

> three

> times as long to digest than normal. Then, the doctor did an allergy

> test

> by drawing blood. They discovered he was highly allergic to Milk, and

> slightly

> allergic to wheat, soy and peanuts. Remember, the whole time he was

> still

> on the steroid. They are assuming this is why it did not show up the

> first

> time. We then moved on to a gasterologist. I was not satisfied with

> the

> first so I got a second opinion. Both doctors had tried to move him

> off

> the steroid. Again-everytime, the vomiting started again. They ran the

> test again on his digestive problem. It was still happening. They also

> did a biopsy of his intestins. Both times, his intestines were severly

> inflammed. & nbsp; All they wanted was him to stay on the steroid. The

> steroid

> does help. However, what is it doing to him? There are a lot of

> side-effects.

> It scares me.</font>

> <br><font size=-2>My current doctor, from Houston, Texas, has him

> still

> on the steroid. He is diagnosed with the delayed gastric emptying and

> severe

> refleux along with all of the allergies I had mentioned before. He has

> stated that he cannot do the refleux surgery because once that is

> done,

> he can no longer throw up again. Well, if the food is not digesting,

> then

> it sits there and can cause toxins to build up and could eventually be

> very fatal. he also wants us to stay off the food allergies totally.

> When

> I did, the eceezma totally cleared up.</font>

> <br><font size=-2> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; So now, we are on the steroid and

> I am keeping him off the allergic foods. He has also put caleb on a

> VERY

> expensive formula-Neocate 1. This is to help him get the nutrients he

> needs

> since he throws up so much. & nbsp; His ecezma is also so much better.

> My

> concern is now what to do. I am concerned about celiac disease. He has

> all the noticiable symptoms. There are some which he cant' tell me if

> he

> has or not, like painful joints and such. I can just tell by those I

> see

> by dealing with him everyday. I also got on the internet and looked up

> delayed gastric emptying and found out that the number one cause of it

> is diabetes. My doctor says don't worry about if he throws-up a little

> each day, he's growing (very little, a pound every couple of months).

> Yeah-but

> no one or daycare wants to keep a child who throws up 2-3 times a

> day. & nbsp;

> He wants to keep him on the steroid for six more months, he's been on

> it

> since March 2000, an wait and see what happens. This scares me to

> death.

> Plus, he is very moody, irritable, urinates constantly, I can never

> get

> his thirst quenched, he sleeps ALL THE TIME (YES! this can get old)

> and

> he screams at times and puts our hands on his legs to massage, and I

> don't

> know the reasons for any of this. I want him tested, don't I? How far

> should

> I push?</font>

> <br><font size=-2>If & nbsp; anyone has any suggestions, answers, PLEASE

> let me know! If you think I am overreacting,,please tell me. At this

> pint,

> I am desperate and I want my child to feel better. Thanks for your

> help

> ahead of time.</font>

> <br><font size=-2> </font>

> <br><font size=-2>sldavis@...</font></html>

>

>

>

>

>

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> ***********************

>

>

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>

>

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>

>

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> IN NO WAY

> be construed as medical advice.

>

> PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR

TREATMENTS.

>

> --------------------------------------------------

>

>

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I am also new to this list but my 9yr old has bronchi asthma and he also

sounds like your son. just before he has a asthma attack he throws up all

day then it goes into the rattling. he is very lethargic and wants just to

lay down. he does not have asthma in the traditional sense but the steroids

do work. what we did do is put him on coffee (take him off all forms of

caffeine this makes it work better) when he felt sick or threw up we gave

him just coffee he usually doesn't want to eat. we even got so we could look

at his eyes as they would get glassy looking and give him coffee. we did

live in city up until he was 7 and sense moving to a rural area he has not

had a attack for 2yr years except when virus come around and that will

trigger it still. hope this helps. Cherie deep in the woods of Maine.

Worried about CF

> Hello, I am a new parent that is constantly being asked to have her

> child for CF. However, no one thinks he has it. He is two years old

> and has a lot of lung problems and digestive problems. He has GERD and

> a lot of allergies. He is constantly getting this nagging cough but

> has not cold or drainage. He just coughs until he throws up. SOmetimes

> he throws up phelgm and sometimes it is just clear liquid. He has a

> lot of rattling in his chest. SOmetimes you can hear it from the

> other side to the room. He has only actually been tested once but was

> on a steroid. THe steroid keeps his intestines from being inflammed

> and controls the vomiting. Can a person have CF and not taste or smell

> salty? My doctor questioned me again yesterday about having him

> tested. I have previously typed out a letter explaining his problems.

> I am sorry to bore yall, but could you please read it and give any

> suggestions or advice or opinions. Thanks ahead of time.

>

> <Hello! I am a mother of two children. Corley is four and

> Caleb will be 2 in March 2001. Corley was a very sick child when he

> was

> born. He had refleux but outgrew it when he turned a year old. He has

> been

> pretty well since he was 18 months old. ( I took out of daycare and

> put

> him in home daycare) Now, when caleb came along, he has been sick

> since

> the first time they put him in my arms. I thought the first year that

> he

> had what my first child had and he would outgrow it after he was a

> year

> old. Boy, was I ever wrong. It got ten times worse. My peditrician at

> the

> time basically told me she did not know what was wrong. He had a

> constant

> rattle in his chest and uncontrolable vomiting-projectile!. We then

> started

> taking him to a pulmoniologist (excuse my spelling) to check him out.

> She

> ran all kinds of test. We started out with allergy testing and moved

> all

> the way to cystic fiborsis (he does not have). The first allergy

> testing

> was through the skin. Everything came back negative. & nbsp; & nbsp; The

> doctor

> had already put him on a steroid, prelone. It started working. However

> every time we tried to ween him off of it, the rattleing and throwing

> up

> started up again. They could not figure out why the steroid was

> stopping

> the vomiting. She also had several test ran to check out his insides.

> There

> was no indication of hernias, blockage or anything. The only thing

> they

> found was that he had delayed gastric emptying. His food was taking

> three

> times as long to digest than normal. Then, the doctor did an allergy

> test

> by drawing blood. They discovered he was highly allergic to Milk, and

> slightly

> allergic to wheat, soy and peanuts. Remember, the whole time he was

> still

> on the steroid. They are assuming this is why it did not show up the

> first

> time. We then moved on to a gasterologist. I was not satisfied with

> the

> first so I got a second opinion. Both doctors had tried to move him

> off

> the steroid. Again-everytime, the vomiting started again. They ran the

> test again on his digestive problem. It was still happening. They also

> did a biopsy of his intestins. Both times, his intestines were severly

> inflammed. & nbsp; All they wanted was him to stay on the steroid. The

> steroid

> does help. However, what is it doing to him? There are a lot of

> side-effects.

> It scares me.</font>

> <br><font size=-2>My current doctor, from Houston, Texas, has him

> still

> on the steroid. He is diagnosed with the delayed gastric emptying and

> severe

> refleux along with all of the allergies I had mentioned before. He has

> stated that he cannot do the refleux surgery because once that is

> done,

> he can no longer throw up again. Well, if the food is not digesting,

> then

> it sits there and can cause toxins to build up and could eventually be

> very fatal. he also wants us to stay off the food allergies totally.

> When

> I did, the eceezma totally cleared up.</font>

> <br><font size=-2> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; So now, we are on the steroid and

> I am keeping him off the allergic foods. He has also put caleb on a

> VERY

> expensive formula-Neocate 1. This is to help him get the nutrients he

> needs

> since he throws up so much. & nbsp; His ecezma is also so much better.

> My

> concern is now what to do. I am concerned about celiac disease. He has

> all the noticiable symptoms. There are some which he cant' tell me if

> he

> has or not, like painful joints and such. I can just tell by those I

> see

> by dealing with him everyday. I also got on the internet and looked up

> delayed gastric emptying and found out that the number one cause of it

> is diabetes. My doctor says don't worry about if he throws-up a little

> each day, he's growing (very little, a pound every couple of months).

> Yeah-but

> no one or daycare wants to keep a child who throws up 2-3 times a

> day. & nbsp;

> He wants to keep him on the steroid for six more months, he's been on

> it

> since March 2000, an wait and see what happens. This scares me to

> death.

> Plus, he is very moody, irritable, urinates constantly, I can never

> get

> his thirst quenched, he sleeps ALL THE TIME (YES! this can get old)

> and

> he screams at times and puts our hands on his legs to massage, and I

> don't

> know the reasons for any of this. I want him tested, don't I? How far

> should

> I push?</font>

> <br><font size=-2>If & nbsp; anyone has any suggestions, answers, PLEASE

> let me know! If you think I am overreacting,,please tell me. At this

> pint,

> I am desperate and I want my child to feel better. Thanks for your

> help

> ahead of time.</font>

> <br><font size=-2> </font>

> <br><font size=-2>sldavis@...</font></html>

>

>

>

>

>

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I am definetly at that point. I don't care what it is, I just want to know so I

can treat it. Thanks for the encouragement!

jacesjoggers@... wrote:

> Dear ,

>

> I would push as far as needed to get the test done. My little guy, had

> the projectile vomitting when he was an infant, and around 3 months of age he

> started with a cough, that just got progressively worse. The first ped said

> to start him on jar food, because he wasnt growing, then he was diagnosed

> with failure to thrive, this was after we changed peds. When he was 4 1/2

> months old, he was finally sweat tested, and although the test was positive,

> and heartbreaking to hear, we finally had an answer to all the things going

> on with him, is now 16 months old, and very healthy, he weighs about 26

> pounds, and gets his treatments 2-3 times a day, but he is doing wonderful

> now that he is diagnosed and we have something to work with.

> Hope all works out with your little boy, and hope all is well soon.

>

> , mommy of 4, , 15 with a much older mind, Caleb, 6 and a

> kindergarten pro, finally, , 4 1/2 and the next famous artist, and

> , 15months with CF and reflux and a beautiful smile and bright blue eyes

>

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That would be great!

jacesjoggers@... wrote:

> Hello ,

>

> A very good friend of mine lives in the Houston area, he is 37 with cf. He

> subscribes to Cystic-L, would you mind if I gave him your email address,

> maybe he can be of help as to who you could contact at the Texas Childrens

> Hospital.

>

> , mommy of 4, , 15 with a much older mind, Caleb, 6 and a

> kindergarten pro, finally, , 4 1/2 and the next famous artist, and

> , 15months with CF and reflux and a beautiful smile and bright blue eyes

>

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, does he taste salty to you??????

Re: Worried about CF

I am definetly at that point. I don't care what it is, I just want to know so

I

can treat it. Thanks for the encouragement!

jacesjoggers@... wrote:

> Dear ,

>

> I would push as far as needed to get the test done. My little guy,

had

> the projectile vomitting when he was an infant, and around 3 months of age

he

> started with a cough, that just got progressively worse. The first ped said

> to start him on jar food, because he wasnt growing, then he was diagnosed

> with failure to thrive, this was after we changed peds. When he was 4 1/2

> months old, he was finally sweat tested, and although the test was positive,

> and heartbreaking to hear, we finally had an answer to all the things going

> on with him, is now 16 months old, and very healthy, he weighs about

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> now that he is diagnosed and we have something to work with.

> Hope all works out with your little boy, and hope all is well soon.

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Banks wrote:

> , does he taste salty to you??????

> Re: Worried about CF

>

> I am definetly at that point. I don't care what it is, I just want to know

so I

> can treat it. Thanks for the encouragement!

>

> jacesjoggers@... wrote:

>

> > Dear ,

> >

> > I would push as far as needed to get the test done. My little guy,

had

> > the projectile vomitting when he was an infant, and around 3 months of age

he

> > started with a cough, that just got progressively worse. The first ped

said

> > to start him on jar food, because he wasnt growing, then he was diagnosed

> > with failure to thrive, this was after we changed peds. When he was 4 1/2

> > months old, he was finally sweat tested, and although the test was

positive,

> > and heartbreaking to hear, we finally had an answer to all the things

going

> > on with him, is now 16 months old, and very healthy, he weighs about

26

> > pounds, and gets his treatments 2-3 times a day, but he is doing wonderful

> > now that he is diagnosed and we have something to work with.

> > Hope all works out with your little boy, and hope all is well soon.

> >

> > , mommy of 4, , 15 with a much older mind, Caleb, 6 and a

> > kindergarten pro, finally, , 4 1/2 and the next famous artist, and

> > , 15months with CF and reflux and a beautiful smile and bright blue

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> he does not have asthma in the traditional sense but the steroids

> do work. what we did do is put him on coffee (take him off all forms of

> caffeine this makes it work better) when he felt sick or threw up we gave

> him just coffee he usually doesn't want to eat.

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then he probably doesnt have CF... what does everyone else think??

Re: Worried about CF

>

> I am definetly at that point. I don't care what it is, I just want to know

so I

> can treat it. Thanks for the encouragement!

>

> jacesjoggers@... wrote:

>

> > Dear ,

> >

> > I would push as far as needed to get the test done. My little guy,

had

> > the projectile vomitting when he was an infant, and around 3 months of

age he

> > started with a cough, that just got progressively worse. The first ped

said

> > to start him on jar food, because he wasnt growing, then he was

diagnosed

> > with failure to thrive, this was after we changed peds. When he was 4

1/2

> > months old, he was finally sweat tested, and although the test was

positive,

> > and heartbreaking to hear, we finally had an answer to all the things

going

> > on with him, is now 16 months old, and very healthy, he weighs

about 26

> > pounds, and gets his treatments 2-3 times a day, but he is doing

wonderful

> > now that he is diagnosed and we have something to work with.

> > Hope all works out with your little boy, and hope all is well soon.

> >

> > , mommy of 4, , 15 with a much older mind, Caleb, 6 and a

> > kindergarten pro, finally, , 4 1/2 and the next famous artist, and

> > , 15months with CF and reflux and a beautiful smile and bright blue

eyes

> >

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that is difently a huge part of CF... the saltly skin. if you would like me to

tell you all about CF, i can.. just ask!

Re: Worried about CF

The caretakers think he doesn't tast salty either. Do you have to in order to

be CF?

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Go for it. I need all the help I can get

Banks wrote:

> that is difently a huge part of CF... the saltly skin. if you would like me

to tell you all about CF, i can.. just ask!

> Re: Worried about CF

>

> The caretakers think he doesn't tast salty either. Do you have to in order

to be CF?

>

>

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He has not been on steroids sense we started the coffee,as far as using

coffee we heard from a friend that it works just like the steroids, its a

stimulant that is all the steroids are doing. I would not have tried but as

he is an bronchi asthma my Dr. said he could never die during a attack. its

just uncomfortable. Cherie deep in woods of Maine.

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