Monday, September 19, 2011

Visual Proof...

This is the view of Charlie actually drinking the barium contrast.  You can see the nipple in his mouth and the contrast going down his esophagus into his stomach.  Neat!

When his tummy was full and it was starting to empty through into the pyloric sphincter, they stop feeding him and watch what happens.  This is the view of what shouldn't be happening.  The top of the stomach doesn't shut properly and all that contrast is just filling his esophagus again, all the way back up to his mouth.  Yikes! No wonder he is in pain so often, and I have to go through so many outfits and burp cloths!

3 comments:

Little Blessings said...

WOW. At least you have proof. That is comforting. Do you know what they recommend doing?

Kelly said...

Not yet. Tomorrow we go to Children's and see the GI specialist. I am hoping he will just change the meds to prevent the acid levels from being too high and then he will say he will just outgrow it. Fingers crossed for NO surgery!

Julieplaid said...

Good Luck! We are all praying he will be better soon!