Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I have been trying to give Zipporrah her COQ10 (5 ml. 2x's daily), Carnitor (1 ml. 3x's daily), and her Vit. D. With her swallowing issues, I am finding it hard to accomplish. I am sure part of it is her not wanting to swallow due to the taste of the COQ10, but am also wondering how much her left sided issues have impacted her mouth and throat as well. I have noticed the left side of her mouth droops some and wonder its impact on swallowing. Does anyone have any suggestions to help get it down easier? I squirt it into her right cheek pocket to help but it is so hard for her to keep it and any food in her tummy down when she gets her meds. She starts to gag and then often throws everything up. If it doesn't get down, how will it help? Also, my pediatrician is going to give her Prilosec for reflux!!! So we will be adding another med to the mix. I know that is thick and will definitely be a problem. One of her nurses heard my story about the Mayo GI doc and went to work getting her meds for us through the ped. doc. I love that nurse! Anyway, any help is greatly appreciated. A G-tube would be so nice about now, but I hope she never needs one. Darla: mommy to Asenath, Zipporrah, and the other 7 squirtsGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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