Rory's Endoscopy

Sorry it has taken so long to update. My friend Morgan flew in from Spain and stayed with us for a couple days before heading to Cape Breton for the summer. It was soooo great to see her.

Rory did fabulously, before, during and after. She handled the sedation very well, and the whole process took about an hour. She wasn't cranky or hungry at all. She had a few sips of water before we left. The GI said he didn't see any obvious damage, so needless to say, we are VERY relieved. I was fully expecting them to "see" something, so now I can learn to relax knowing there is no damage to her esophagus.

We have to wait a couple of weeks for the biopsy results, but we're feeling confident that they will be fine. We've accepted that she is just a poor eater based on her past, and will always be a small little girl. I've decided to only offer her a couple things at each meal, and if she eats GREAT, if not, no big deal. She's actually done well all weekend. She is once again eating bread and toast and eggs, she loves her snacks and cheese and bologna, and last night she ate potatoes with carrots mashed into them, which is also a first for her. :) It's more and more becoming a quantity issue, so after her feeding clinic appointment on Wednesday, we will hopefully have a plan for increasing her food intake, perhaps by reducing her formula. I'm still very concerned about doing this. They weighed her right before the procedure, on an empty belly, and she weighed 18lbs exactly. I just can't help but feel this is a very poor weight for a 15 month old, but I guess I have to accept that it is okay.

We really feel so relieved and are looking forward to addressing her behavioural issues with food, and moving on to a prevacid-free life with Rory. Thank you to everyone for listening and supporting us. While I know this hasn't been an emergency, life-or-death situation, it's been very frustrating and worrisome for our family to see our daughter not eating as a "normal" baby should. We now realize that part of our stress has been having "expectations" that have not been met, and we now resolve to put aside expectations and let Rory go at her own pace. :) HUGS.