So finally after being fed up with Hannah's tummy issues and seemingly not being able to figure out what's wrong, I broke down and we had an appointment with a pediatric gastroenterologist (say that five times fast).
I loved her. She's fairly young (probably my age) and was extremely thorough. She spent pretty close to an hour with us, going over a detailed history and then physical exam. She suggested blood work and then an abdominal ultrasound.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised how quickly their office got it all going. Hannah's u/s was less than a week later. According to the radiologist there, everything looks fine.
But I did find out the day before that her TTG was positive. Never heard of that before in my life -- found out it's the celiac marker. So my brain has been going crazy. Believe it or not - I tend to be a person of action. Once the problem is identified or a solution is given, I go full speed ahead and get it done. (wish I felt the same about housekeeping!!) But, no such luck. Because of the nature of the disease I have to wait until the next step is discussed before going gluten free. Hopefully by next week we will have another dr. appt. and can figure out what's next.
On a positive note -- we did discuss the possibility with Hannah and she and I made a trip to the grocery store. She was very pleased to see some of the GF possibilities. We'll see how she likes the taste. Thankfully she LOVES rice!
For the first time in years, I'm allowing myself to hope that maybe something will help with my daughter. I love her and wouldn't survive without her, but at times I think she must be the absolute most difficult child on the planet. Maybe a new diet will help with some of that.
I just want to get on with it!!
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