Today, I had to take Adam for a sweat chloride test to test for Cystic Fibrosis. It is such a scary thought. Our doctor doesn't think he has it, but we need to rule it out. Of course, all this stems from Adam's 7 bouts of pneumonia since February. Why does he keep getting pneumonia all the time? Who knows? We are squeezing in a bunch of tests before the end of the year to hopefully get the insurance company to cover some of them. We are super close to our high insurance deductible.
This test was stressful and I was not looking forward to it. I had trouble sleeping last night. I had to wake up early to get Adam to the test on time. No salty foods for breakfast. Bring a bunch of winter clothes because we have to make Adam sweat. They put a sweat collection device on his arm and then we bundle him up and sit next to a heater for 40 minutes. If Adam doesn't sweat enough, we have to re-do the test.
I really thought I'd be fighting with him the whole time to keep his clothes on. He has no trouble insisting on doing something different than I want him to do. I didn't even bring a hat because I thought it would be a lost cause. Adam really surprised me. He sat so still on my lap and never tried to undress. Towards the end of the test when he was getting really hot, he would whimper and cry a little but then calm down. They were able to collect enough sweat from his hot, little arm and he was done. He was so happy to take off his jacket and sweater and he babbled to the technician about Christmas and cars.
I hope this test comes back negative. We'll know tomorrow.
2 comments:
good luck selene- let me know if you need anything, i hope it all goes well.
I'm assuming all is well being that you haven't stated otherwise? Tests are scary things even if they are doing them "just in case", especially when you're testing for the bad stuff. But Adam looks like he's growing far too well to have CF. Let us know if you need anything.
Stephanie Smith
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