Kinley has reflux. Yep, that is what we learned at the swallow study today. (As if we didn't know that already by all her throwing up.) Well, I guess that is not all we learned. We also learned that Kinley does not have any additional anatomical abnormalities that are causing her to have difficulties eating. We already knew that her stomach was in the middle of her body instead of off to the side like it is in the normal person, which makes her reflux worse. The good news is that she does not have any problems swallowing, her esophagus looked normal, and there were no kinks in her stomach or small intestines that might have caused a problem. All good news. And, Kevin even got a compliment on how well Kinley's NG tube was placed. It was just in the right spot. Yea Kevin! He is such a pro at placing NG tubes now.
So, now that we know the only problem seems to be reflux I am not sure if there is anything else we can do to help Kinley eat better since we were already treating for reflux. I guess we continue to do what we have been doing and wait to see what the docs say at Kinley's next appointment at Children's Mercy, which is the later part of next week.
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I'm so glad to see that her swallowing is good. What doctor will you be seeing next week? Is it GI clinic? We are seeing Dr Kane first week of Oct. He is such a great doctor. Anyways, glad to hear your good news (even though your still battling reflux). My two year old is still having feeding issues so I'm right there with you.
Take care
PS, the family photo is beautiful.
It's so good to finally know that Kinley has reflux and that all the other things are ok. My son has type 3 reflus and during his 1st 14 months of life it was a vomiting time all day long. Now I can see a difference now that he's almost walking, but he's still in treatment. I wish you all the best with Kinley's reflux :)
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