Thomas the Train, Reflux, Torticollis, and Ear infection
That’s what we discovered at Carsten’s peditrician yesterday. We decided to take him in because he had been doing a weird breathing thing (he would hold his breath and wave his arms about). So after a scary night in Williams, AZ we got an appointment Monday morning.
The doctor noticed the torticollis right away and said it was a very mild case, but that we needed to get on top of it quickly.
After describing his symptoms she determined that he has reflux and it has been causing him pain (that is why he has been holding his breath). So he is now on Zantac to help reduce the acid production.
In addition, the reflux may have caused his stuffy nose and ear infection.
My sweet little boy is starting to feel better already. Those antibiotics work wonders!!
We had a GREAT time with Thomas. Camden was so thrilled with everything. He had so much fun riding on the train and playing with all the things they had set up. He chose not to have a picture taken with Sir Toppam Hatt or Thomas, but we did get a lot of pictures! He was sooooo happy to be at A Day Out with Thomas!
Daryl said,
May 16, 2006 @ 3:11 pm
Nice pictures!
Aunt Donna said,
May 16, 2006 @ 5:43 pm
Great pictures! What a cute train.
Megan had torticollis, but as soon as they started working with her,it cleared right up. They, too, caught it before her head became misshapen. Glad to hear the meds are making little Carsten feel better. I’m sure that was a scary night!
Robin said,
May 16, 2006 @ 10:42 pm
Heather, your hair looks so cute! I love it.
Dianna said,
May 20, 2006 @ 2:45 pm
Okay – so what is torticollis? Never heard of it. Hope he’s soon on the mend!
Heather said,
May 21, 2006 @ 6:27 am
Here is a good explanation:
Torticollis literally means “twisted neck”. It is derived from the Latin terms torta meaning twisted and collum meaning neck. The term “torticollis” actually refers to the positioning of the head. There are many underlying conditions that can cause a head and neck position that would be considered torticollis.
Carsten prefers to look to the right, so we stretch and position him to look to the left.
Gma L. said,
May 21, 2006 @ 5:27 pm
Good thing there’s a physical therapist in the family. I think we need to keep them both (Mark and Carsten).
Aunt Donna said,
August 11, 2006 @ 4:44 pm
Now you need to thumbnail these down to size so they don’t stick out over the edge of your new theme. 🙂
Dad said,
August 11, 2006 @ 4:54 pm
Great idea. Do you want to try these Hegs? You will probably want to save them somewhere then delete the stuff that puts them in then upload the new way.
Heather said,
August 13, 2006 @ 5:08 pm
Not really!
Dad said,
August 20, 2006 @ 8:27 am
Fixed 🙂