Thank You, Dr. Albiek

After spending Sunday in the ER with Bug and following the doctor's instructions we weren't getting any better so we gave Dr. Albiek, her PCP, a call. His nurse got us an appointment for that afternoon. We saw him and he was genuinely concerned and wanted to get to the bottom of this. He was worried that she would be malnourished and dehydrated from vomiting for 8 days straight. He went over the notes and tests that were done in the ER and he checked her ears, nose and throat. He said that her throat was red and her gums and tongue looked sore. These are all signs of someone in pain from vomiting so much and he took a swab to test for strep. No strep so he recommended Prevacid.

He believes that the vomiting may have started as a common gastritis but then after continued vomiting along with her high fat diet she was producing too much acids and now with the soreness in her mouth and throat she would gag easy and it would be painful to swallow.

He said to give her Advil as needed for her mouth and throat pain, Prevacid once a day and lots and lots of fluids.

He send us upstairs to the DLO lab to draw some blood to check basic levels and check for dehydration. This was around 4:30p, the end of a work day for him.

Dr. Albiek said that if her levels were abnormal or she showed to be dehydrated he would have Bug admitted straight to the pediatric floor that night to get this resolved.

He called us at 6:30p to let us know that her levels show that she was slightly dehydrated. He asked if she took her Prevacid (Yes, at 5p) and if we have tried to give her fluids orally (Yes, we got 2 ounces in her since we got home and then she fell asleep and was still asleep when we were on the phone with the doctor). He said he would call back at 8p and for us to try and get a few more ounces of water in her and to try and feed her if she wakes up.

We were able to get Bug to drink 3 more ounces of water by the time Dr. Albiek called. He said that was wonderful news and that we would NOT have to take her to the hospital if she was keeping the water down. He told us to just do water and Powerade Zero for the rest of the night and to try a Keto yogurt snack in the morning. The Prevacid should fight the acid for 24 hours and he wants us to continue that once a day for one week and then to talk to Bug's dietitian about continuing it for the duration of the Ketogenic Diet.

Dr. Albiek called again the next morning around 10a to check in on Bug. I let him know that Bug had successfully eaten a snack and was now drinking from the bottle on her own again (when her mouth was sore she wouldn't suck on the bottle so we had to squirt the water and Powerade Zero into her mouth). He said that that was great news and to just do 2 snacks that day with lots of water and Powerade Zero and continue with Prevacid and gradually work our way back to 3 full meals.

Today I am happy to announce that she ate 3 full meals!

She hasn't gagged or vomited or anything since Dr. Albiek prescribed Prevacid. He is such a wonderful doctor and knew to tackle a few things at one time (acids, throat/mouth pain, dehydration). I cannot thank him enough for making my baby girl feel better and could not recommend a better pediatrician!!