Last Tuesday morning Aiden had an EGD done. He should have grown out of reflux between 18-24 months. We tried to wean him off medication three different times, but the symptoms always came back. Our pediatrician decided it was time for us to take him back to the pediatric gastroenterologist. So, we took him back to see Dr. Devenyi and he decided we should scope him (EGD) to see what was going on. Since Aiden had the milk protein intolerance when he was little, Dr. Devenyi was worried that the symptoms might actually be caused from Eosinophillic Esophagitis (EE) and not from reflux. If it were to be EE, that would most likely mean Aiden had food allergies and we would need to do further testing to find out what was causing the problem.
Aiden did awesome the morning of the procedure and did everything the nurses and doctors asked without crying. They gave him a medication called Versed that made him real goofy and helped him to go back to the OR without getting upset. He took a ride back to the OR in a wagon covered with his new Toy Story blanket and I was sent to the waiting room. About 20 minutes later Dr. Devenyi came out and said that everything looked ok and he didn't see any signs of EE, but we will have to wait a week for the biopsy results to be sure. Aiden woke up well and wanted to go home, but not without stopping at the waterfall/fountain that he saw on the way in!
Waiting for the doctor to arrive
Bundled up in the wagon
Water Fountain
On the way home!
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