Re: Newbie-bloodwork/labs to request? to

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

You know your doctors better than we do. I would go

with your motherly instinct and use whichever you

think will help him most and support your family.

Either way, the doctors should run the tests that you

request. Good luck!

Sarita Blanchette

--- eboysmom <heather@...> wrote:

> I've lurked here for awhile and have yet to

> introduce myself. I'm

> , mom to a 26 month old son who we believe to

> be apraxic. (He's

> a bit of a mystery since he's also deaf and hears

> with a cochlear

> implant and also has CMV.)

>

> I'm ready to ask one of his doctors (which one

> though? the

> developmental doc? his Gi?) to do some lab work so

> we can see what

> deficiencies we're dealing with. So my question is

> basically, what

> exactly do you all recommend I ask for? I don't know

> how to articulate

> what I want done since I'm so new to this world. I

> just don't want to

> leave anything out when I make my request for the

> tests.

>

> I was getting ready to start the fish oil, but I

> read a post here

> about avoiding fish oil before a surgery...and he

> has a surgery coming

> up later this month. So I'm anxious to start that

> out, as well as the

> Vit. E.

>

> He's also got acid reflux (and a history of apnea as

> a result) and

> takes prevacid. He's in eating therapy for oral

> aversions. So I KNOW

> there are obvious gut issues and deficiencies, which

> leads me to think

> I should have the GI doc do the testing. But the GI

> doc is sort of

> lame and his developmental ped. is great, so I

> wonder if she could

> spear-head it for me.

>

> Thanks to anyone who can respond to this, I'm sorry

> it got sort of

> lengthy!

>

> - in Ohio

>

>

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