Today was Micah's doctor's appointment. We had to be there at 11:15, so we got up, ate breakfast, and did a few things around the house before it was time to go. We actually made it there a few minutes after 11, and the kids played while we waited.
So, when we saw the doctor, I told her all of my concerns. I told her that Micah had been eating paper, and that I found a crayon under his pillow that looked like he'd chewed it up & spit it out. I also told her that he constantly bites his nails. And when they're too short to bite, he bites his toenails.
She asked if he eats dirt (no) and if he eats ice (yes). If that child has a drink with ice in it, he's munching on the ice as soon as the drink is gone. So she said it sounds like he may be anemic. So she decided we needed to go to Children's Medical Center to have bloodwork done, and to have an x-ray to make sure any paper or anything else he may have eaten wasn't still in his stomach.
So by 12:15 we left, and were supposed to go straight to Children's. But the kids were starving, so we stopped at Wendy's first. When we got to CMC, we parked and headed to Radiology. Micah had his x-ray, and we had to wait for the results. After about 25 minutes, a nurse came out and handed me the phone so I could talk to our doctor.
She said that there was no paper or anything in his stomach, but that they saw something else that they weren't looking for, and it looked like it may be a calcium deposit. So now they wanted to do an upright x-ray to get a better look. So we waited for our doctor to fax over the order so that they could do another x-ray.
Another half-hour later, the doctor was on the phone again, and said the test was negative. There was nothing to worry about, but to go ahead & head to the lab to have the bloodwork done, and then head home.
So we walked down the hall to the lab, and waited 20 minutes to be called back. I had already told Micah what was going to happen, but I didn't know how he would react. He did awesome. He had to sit on my lap so I could hold him still, but he didn't move at all, and didn't cry at all either.
Then we were finally done. The kids all got stickers, and we headed back to the parking garage to go home. We finally made it home about 3:15. Micah fell asleep on the way home, and took about a 2 and a half hour nap.
So now we wait for the blood test results. I'm not at all good at waiting, so I'm sure I'll be calling early tomorrow morning.
While we were at the doctor, she also noticed the cyst on Micah's neck. We've had it looked at before, but they weren't too worried about it. But now she wants to refer him to the pediatric surgeon to see if it should be removed.
I also talked to her about some other things, and she wants to have Micah evaluated by the Pediatric Neurology Specialists at Cincinnati Children's.
So what I thought would be a somewhat simple trip to the doctor turned into an all day event. I just pray that everything turns out okay.
