i am not on any curves on a pediatric growth chart. i am 3rd percentile on everything. i am starting to have problems drinking a specialized nutrition formula and having severe problems with solid food, i cant eat much at all. after i eat just a little i feel "full" i definatly dont enjoy eating and my enjoyment for drinking is diminishing. my weight is at 101 and dropping very slowly. there was a crash in last december to this january before i got on the formula dropped 4 pounds in december from 105 down to 101 dropped another 4 in january down to 97. it was very scary and i still havent recovered fully, i have quadriplegic spasticity and also i have noticed that eating is getting very hard because my gag reflex keeps triggering. the doctors are saying "no its not nessisary" and i stepped on a perfectly calibrated scale and its showing 93 pounds, 4 pounds less than what it was in january, anything below 90 is considered critical, are they going to wait for it to go critical.
2007-06-02 11:30:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
the percentiles have changed... all percentiles are UNDER 3rd percentile and are off the bottom of the chart.
2007-06-02 11:33:30 · update #1
the fullness only comes when i eat a little bit of solids, it takes a LOT of liquids to get me full. one of the answerers displayed concern that a G-tube might not do it because of that but i have low solid food volume tolerance and good liquid volume tolerance.
2007-06-02 15:26:58 · update #2
It sounds like a G-tube would be a good idea. I don't know what your doctors are waiting for, but once you are classified "failure to thrive" they have to do something. I would push for a PEG or Mickey (in your stomach) as opposed to an NG tube. Have your mom push with the GI docs to get it done now. Good Luck! I'd like to know how you make out.
2007-06-02 11:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by Holly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are feeling full, a G-tube might not do the trick. You might still experience fullness with G-tube feeding. I would discuss this with a pediatric gastroenterologist. Another option may be a GJ tube. Like a G-tube, it is inserted through the abdominal wall into the stomach, but traverses through the stomach exit (the pylorus) into the first part of the intestine, (the jejunum). Distention is less likely.
Your courage and determination shows in your question. Good luck and best wishes.
2007-06-02 15:19:20 · answer #2 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 08:14:47 · answer #3 · answered by reyburn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might still be able to eat with a G-tube in your abdomen, but it would still add to your nutrition and calories.
2007-06-02 11:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋