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Hearing Aid Fitting, Endocrinologist Appt

I guess I should start with the endocrinologist appointment. We went to that on Wednesday. Their scale showed Maddy's weight as 10lb 10 oz. What happened to 12 oz?!?! She did have a wet diaper and onesie on when they weighted her for the ABR but I seriously doubt that it weighed that much and I seriously doubt she lost weight in one day. So it is a mystery so apparently she didn't weigh as much as we thought but she had still gained close to a pound in two weeks which is still great. Nothing in the consultation jumped out at him so he ordered blood work. We got that done at the hospital right after we saw the doctor and should have the results in 10 days to a week. He is looking at thyroid levels, growth hormone, iron levels, and some enzymes that indicate nutrient absorption. So we shall see. Maddy was a trooper for the blood work. She cried of course but she seriously handled getting her blood taken better than I handle it. Once they got the needle in she was fine and pretty much even stopped crying. I had to hold her arm while the phlebotomist searched for the vein. That was not pleasant.
Today's appointment was really cool. They made molds of the inside of Maddy's ears so that they can make the ear piece for her hearing aids. It takes about three weeks to get them made so we will go pick them up on December 8th. The Thanksgiving holidays are making it a little longer til we can get them. She will have pink hearing aids with ear pieces in pink and white swirl. Very cool. I did not know they came in colors. I figured she'd just have the ugly flesh colored ones. The hearing aids are pretty pricy but thankfully we just have to replace the ear pieces every six months, not the entire hearing as we first thought, which totally makes sense. I'm really excited for Maddy to get her hearing aids but it will be a challenge as well. She will have to get used to all the new sounds and to having something in her ears all the time. The doctor told us that kids usually try to pull them out for a while but once they get used to them they will actually start crying if the hearing aid falls out. So anyway, just a few more weeks and we can start the hearing aid adventure.
I have to give a presentation for my Shakespeare class tonight. I hate giving presentations but we are having a beautiful day in Dallas so at least I have some time to hang out with Aaron and Maddy and enjoy the day before I go to class.

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Jennifer said…
yay for spunky hearing aids! i'm sure she'll make them extra stylish! sorry about the false weight gain! somebody didn't have their scale zeroed, or that was one really wet diaper! but, at least she did gain some weight! wish we could share some of colby's pounds, but not sure how we'd work that one out! lol!
November 10, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Anonymous said…
Cool Stuff!!
December 14, 2009 at 8:01 AM
endocrinologist doctor said…
I think Maddy is suffering from the hypothyroidism. This can be possible if the thyroid levels are lowered than the average levels.
December 14, 2009 at 9:59 AM
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