We took Carter to the specialist this morning. Basically, we didn't find out anything today. They have us coming back tomorrow for the "allergy panel" testing. Once those results are in, they'll be able to determine any allergies he has, if any, and then depending on those results, there may be additional tests. There's a blood test and a "sweat test" that they usually run. The blood test is more defined and the sweat test measures the amount of chloride in your sweat. The amount of chloride in the sweat tells the doctor if you have cystic fibrosis. Apparently cystic fibrosis can cause excessive congestion and mucus which Carter continues to have. They did put him on an antibiotic he has to take for one month and a liquid steroid that is placed in his nebulizer and inhaled during his daily breathing treatment.
Wish us good luck tomorrow and I'll keep you posted with his updates.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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