Freaking out a little over Gfg

[gcvmom]

He had an abdominal xray (KUB) on Monday because of all the GI issues he's been having. I already knew he was constipated because of the stool sample I managed to collect on Friday (and he hasn't had a bm since).

When we were there, the tech showed us that he was indeed FOS, though not as bad as some he's seen. But the kicker was a strange foreign body that looked like a swirl of wire in his pelvis. It could be in his rectum (this kid has been known to try to take care of constipation on his own by inserting all sorts of implements unbeknownst to his parents), in which case they could remove it via colonoscopy; and it could be in his small bowel, in which case we are looking at surgery. Thus my freaking state of mind.

He has no recollection of swallowing or inserting anything that remotely resembles said object. I even stressed the serious nature of the situation to see if that might help his "memory," and he STILL says he doesn't remember doing any such thing.

So I'm schlepping him the 50 miles back up to L.A. on one of the rainiest December weeks in nearly a decade.

Please pray for light traffic and a non-surgical solution to whatever this is.

[HaoZi]

Have a safe ride, hoping it's nothing serious, even though it might hoover to be something as simple as something he had in his pocket or bad developing of the x-rays.

[gcvmom]

We haven't left yet because he's barricaded himself in his room now.

We're pretty sure it wasn't anything to do with his clothing (zipper, pockets, etc) because they had him pull his jeans down to his knees. He only had on his underwear and was covered with a sheet.

He just came out of his room and says he refuses to participate in any more medical tests for the rest of this year. Hoo-boy. This is gonna be a fun day.

[KTMom91]

Praying for light traffic, rain stopping till you get safely back home, and that the "object" can be safely and easily removed.

Hugs for you.

[Hope]

Sending good thoughts.

I hope he was just expressing his frustration with it all and will come back to reality soon.

[Wiped Out]

Sending hugs and prayers. I hope you have very light traffic and that you have been able to convince him that he needs to go with you.

[DDD]

Fingers crossed that all works settles down soon. Hugs. DDD

[susiestar]

Fingers crossed and prayers being said. Being FOS is far more painful than many people have any clue about. I can understand how a kid might try to fix this himself, but I hope that he can understand how incredibly dangerous trying to dig it out with any kind of tool can be. when Jess went through this the ONLY thing that remedied it was the milk and molasses enema that she had at the hospital. It was an AWFUL night but better than the previous days had been.

The enema is an old home remedy that the older docs in our area passed on and it was much easier than some of the other treatments. It was a jar of molasses (12 oz I think) warmed and mixed with that same jar full of warmed whole milk. Then it was administered in several doses until it was used.

Hopefully you are at the hospital and there was not a serious problem and he will be all cleaned out and sent home tomorrow. Just thought I would post that remedy in case you need to try it with his current problems after you know if it is safe to try it.

lots of hugs to both of you.

[barneysmom]

Hoping everything goes OK, with an uncomplicated solution. Thinking of you guys.

Jo

[tiredmommy]

I just saw on FB that Gfg1 got in the car and they are on their way. Fingers crossed and prayers being said that he'll continue to cooperate when they arrive and that the traffic/weather cooperate too.