I hate our Pedi and don't google the following....(long)
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So, K had to have blood work done last week (they took blood from her arm - talk about traumatizing for both of us) due to all of her issues and a fever she had.
Our pediatrician sent us to Quest for the blood draw. I questioned why we weren't going to the Texas Children's lab as she had mentioned a few weeks ago (when we were having different lab work done) that she didn't like Quest to take infant?s blood. She said it wasn't an issue and Quest would be fine so off to Quest we went. I was told no news was good news.
We never heard anything.
Well I called the Pedi office today b/c I need copies of K's charts for our appointment with a GI tomorrow - this appointment was just scheduled today and we kind of got in the back door with my cousin's connections (he's a pedi GI in another state) so the specialist doesn?t have her charts yet.
So, the Pedi calls me back and tells me that she will get the charts copied and that she just got K's blood work results in (yeah right, I don't buy it, she forgot to call me with the results) and that we need to go to Texas Children's to have the blood work re-done b/c K's white blood cell count and platelet count both came back very low. Oh, and that she doesn?t trust Quest's analysis.
WhyTF did you have us go to Quest in the first place then? So now K has to get blood taken again tomorrow.
Oh, and don't google low WBC and platelets in infants - pretty much every link has the dreaded cancer word in it....yeah, I'm praying that Quest was wrong b/c I seriously cannot handle if her numbers are indeed low and the possibilities we may be facing....
I am trying not to freak out and am also scheduling our 4 month well baby with a new Pedi - I cannot stand to see our crazy pedi one more time.
I just want to catch a freakin break and I want my baby girl to be healthy and happy.
Re: I hate our Pedi and don't google the following....(long)
I'm so sorry you're going through this right now with sweet Kate.
I don't have much to say or anything that I can do, but I believe that God doesn't give you more than you can handle and I will be praying for you and your family.
Everything will work out fine and you will figure out what is going on with kate, and get it fixed so you can move forward and enjoy watching your little girl grow up!
That sucks.
But...If my Pedi was to contradict himself on the validity/trustworthiness of something like a lab, I wouldn't hesitate to switch pediatricians.
Good call in seeking a new pedi. That's ridiculous.
FWIW, I have had bad experiences with Quest labs when I've had to take Torin there, so I am hoping that they just screwed up K's lab work and that her numbers aren't really low. I'm keeping you guys in my thoughts!
So sorry that just flat out sucks. I hope your LO is fine and there is nothing to worry about.
Yeah, if your pedi suggested a few weeks ago that she did not like Quest to do infant test then you should have stuck to that. You can have lab test done anywhere you want, you do not have to go where they suggest, just make sure your insurance covers where you go or that you know what the non covered price will be.
Ugh, that really sucks. I agree that you made the right call switching pedis. I'll continue praying for K!
Keep us posted . . .
Oh my goodness!! I would be so pissed! I will be praying that everything goes well and that K is ok.
By the way I have to tell you that K is just gorgeous!!
Celiac has not come up as a possibility yet. We have had an upper GI, swallow study, ultrasound and blood work to rule out pyloric stenosis, and have already been diagnoses with milk and soy protein intolerance as well as severe reflux . She is currently on amino acid based formula due to the MSPI and prevacid for the reflux.
I will ask about celiac at our appointment on Wednesday.
I am not to the point of totally freaking out about the C word - it just wasn't what I was expecting to see in the google results. Just praying the original results are wrong.
Oh my gosh I am so angry for you. We've had all our lab work done at children's and I wouldn't go anywhere else. Definitely ditch that pedi fast. I would rec you ours b/c I'm in love with him, but we just moved up to the woodlands and he's here and I doubt you want to make that drive.
I will definitely be praying for a healthy baby and some answers for you guys.