The End of Nora’s Saga: The Specialist Appointment
Nora and Garrett
After months of doctor’s visits and medical procedures Nora’s specialist appointment finally arrived.
Nora and I woke up early and drove the two and a half hours to the appointment. I arrived an hour before our appointed time because I was afraid I’d get lost.
I brought with me Nora’s entire medical record including a DVD of Nora’s ultrasound and DVD of the meckel study. The staff was courteous and efficient and I was able to check in earlier than my appointment time.
I don’t know if you have ever been to a gastroenterologist before, but let me tell you to avoid going if you can. I’ve been trying to decide how much I should tell you all about my visit for Nora’s sake as well as yours.
So let me just tell you that the screams I heard while waiting for our visit with the Doctor were terrible. They were worse than any screams I’ve heard in any Doctor’s office I’ve ever been to. They made me want to grab Nora and head for the exit. But considering everything Nora and I had been through and the fact that we still didn’t have any answers made me stay put. I would never have been able to forgive myself if Nora had something wrong and we didn’t know it until it was too late because I had run away from medicine.
So I stayed put. When it was Nora’s turn with the doctor, she cried too. I almost cried –mostly from guilt of putting her through this appointment. After a thorough assessment the Doctor told me that Nora is allergic to dairy.
He said that a lot more people are allergic to dairy than anyone realizes because our bodies have a way of building up immunity to things. He didn’t want me to change my diet in any way. He said that Nora would build up an immunity too as she was gradually exposed to dairy.
How have food allergies affected your life?
Kelly, I am so sorry you and little Nora had to go through all that!
Thank you Sarah