The amazing journey of a brave, fun-loving, creative boy who is enduring and has overcome so much already: failure to thrive, feeding tube dependency, food allergies, silent reflux, pulmonary valvar stenosis, chiari malformation, syringomyelia, retroflexed odontoid, mild bilateral hearing loss, a blood coagulation disorder, and Noonan Syndrome.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Procedure: Modified Barium Swallow Study
We've ruled out yet another medical condition with another test. Today Auggie had a series of x-rays while swallowing barium mixed with sweet potato puree. He did not aspirate (bring it into his lungs) and he moved the food back into his throat the way he's supposed to. So, thankfully there is no medical reason why he couldn't swallow food he just does not want to do it. He did suck on a piece of apple today and seemed very happy. I think baby finger foods is the way to go with him - giving him control over what he eats so that he is less anxious. At this point he associates nursing, bottles and spoons with vomiting so it's no wonder he doesn't want to have anything to do with it.
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