Please pray for Joshua. Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 9) he will go to the Health Campus for an out-patient procedure to do a biopsy on his esophagus:Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
The direct visualization of the esophagus, stomach and proximal duodenum using an endoscope. This procedure allows the physician to diagnose, treat and document abnormalities through the use of biopsy, brush cytology, polypectomy, electrocautery, dilatation, sclerosing of varices, foreign body removal, and photography.
Basically, the pediatric gastrologist is looking to see if he has any allergies causing this severe reflux or if it's all do to the hiatal hernia, which would cause him to continue to need medicine. Since reflux can damage his esophagus, it's important to determine the root of the problem to know the best solution. They are also extremely concerned that he's not gaining weight and fear that it might be because all of his energy is going toward fighting off the burning in his esophagus rather than growing at a normal rate.
I can't tell you how disappointed I was to hear that he would need to have an additional procedure that calls for him to be sedated with anethstesia. We had to sign a paper saying that we knew all the risks involved with this procedure, which were lengthy.
Please pray that nothing would go wrong during this time. Pray for Dr. Devenyi and his staff, for accuracy and clarity. Please pray that they would find what they're looking for and have an accurate diagnosis. Most of all, please pray that Joshua would be able to outgrow this reflux and live a normal, healthy life. I feel like he's been through enough, and I just want him to be healthy and happy and "grow in wisdom and stature with favor from God and man."
Thank you for your prayers! We'll be there starting at 6:30 am until the procedure is finished, which we don't think should take too long. I'll give you an update as soon as I hear anything.
Basically, the pediatric gastrologist is looking to see if he has any allergies causing this severe reflux or if it's all do to the hiatal hernia, which would cause him to continue to need medicine. Since reflux can damage his esophagus, it's important to determine the root of the problem to know the best solution. They are also extremely concerned that he's not gaining weight and fear that it might be because all of his energy is going toward fighting off the burning in his esophagus rather than growing at a normal rate.
I can't tell you how disappointed I was to hear that he would need to have an additional procedure that calls for him to be sedated with anethstesia. We had to sign a paper saying that we knew all the risks involved with this procedure, which were lengthy.
Please pray that nothing would go wrong during this time. Pray for Dr. Devenyi and his staff, for accuracy and clarity. Please pray that they would find what they're looking for and have an accurate diagnosis. Most of all, please pray that Joshua would be able to outgrow this reflux and live a normal, healthy life. I feel like he's been through enough, and I just want him to be healthy and happy and "grow in wisdom and stature with favor from God and man."
Thank you for your prayers! We'll be there starting at 6:30 am until the procedure is finished, which we don't think should take too long. I'll give you an update as soon as I hear anything.
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