Got the gastro appt.........

[jambothesnowman]

Youngest twins appt has finally came through. He seen doc at gastro clinic on 29th and they phoned yesterday to inform us that the barium is happening on wednesday 14th at 2pm.

How they are going to get a 23 month old child to swallow that stuff when he has problems swallowing anyway is beyond me but they know best.

Just have to wait on the CDC appt coming in now and also th dietician one too, maybe just maybe we will get somewhere

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WOO HOO!!!!! Must be my day as the dietician appt has came through for my son too, although it is not until 13th january but at least things are progressing in the right direction

Me too, me too

OK have been trying to find out what happens with the barium, i.e is he going to be awake, will they sedate him etc.

Have googled for sick kids edinburgh but can not find anything of use to me can anyone help or at least point in the direction of a place that ca

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jambo, have had one myself as an adult (was quite unpleasant but as I understood what was happening, I guess a lot more bearable!).

Here is the great ormond street site - it is usually brilliant at explaining what happens. Do you know what type of barium test they are having - meal, swallow, enema? Go down to the bottom (under the title fluroscopy) and then click on the relevant test.

Great Ormond Street tests

thanks very much fox

you have answere a lot of my question with that link

Jambo - I saw this yesterday but couldn't post at the time (had forgotten my password, durrrr). My dd is due to have a barium swallow in Jan. Hope it all goes OK for you on the 14th.

Thanks for the link foxinsocks, I had loads of unanswered questions about it too.

good luck to you i will let you know how we get on on wednesday

todays the day. been fasting since 8am and he wants a drink bless him.

Thought we may have had to cxl as he was very sick yesterday, thankfully he kept his brekkie down this morning so all should be ok

went well what a superstar he was. Only took about 20 mins for whole thing.

Thankfully no structural damage found, a bit of reflux on xray

Have to wait now for docs to review and see what happens next.

Just had a wonderful nappy though{yuck} Daddy glad I was home as he wanted mummy only the wee tinker

well done you, glad it all went OK.