Will had his follow-up appointment on Monday with the team of Immunologists (Dr. Bradley Becker) and everything is all clear from the septic hip back in November.  They are not at all concerned anymore about his immune system as his blood tests and body both check out okay by their standards.  This is pretty much a closed case for them and we are thrilled.

On another note, we bent their ears on the most recent issues of Will’s eczema.  Dr. Bradley Becker stated that they are “eczema experts” and are willing to take on his treatment plan for eczema and also monitoring him for any immediate allergies and asthma, which could develop around two years of age.  Will did get a small bucket of blood (or that is what mom thought as she was holding down her son as he is screaming his heart out) drawn while we were there on Monday and they will begin testing for inhaled and food allergies.  We will finally know in a few weeks if it looks like he is allergic to our cats (the big mystery).  They are also recommending we try a new formula and not the soy formula that we just tried for a few weeks.  It was explained to us that both regular and soy formula are all still cow’s milk based and have certain similar proteins that a child can be allergic to.  They are recommending we try Nutramigen - Enfamil product, but not cow’s milk based.  It is described as having extensively broken-down (hydrolyzed) proteins which help manage symptoms due to cow’s milk protein allergy.

Cardinal Glennon continues to provide us with the best possible care for our son and we couldn’t be more thankful.  They could tell me that the sky is yellow at this point and I would believe them.  I trust their care 100 percent.

Written by Pam |