First, we did a sweat test to rule out cystic fibrosis. Daddy thought maybe Andrew had it with all his problems with coughing and asthma and then with the deletion on his chromosome. Since it's a pretty noninvasive test, we thought we should just go ahead and rule it out.
Andrew was a little scared at first. The nurse let him watch a video about how the test would proceed and it was actually the same video that I had shown him at home when I was trying to prepare him. He ended up touching his arm after the nurse had cleaned the area so she had to clean it again. Then, he finally settled down and was great after that. She had some videos to watch to help pass the time and Andrew chose Bob the Builder.
After the sweat test, we went to another room to get his blood drawn for the genetic study about the speech delay since we didn't want Andrew to do the MRI and Dr. Lalani said a blood sample should be fine. I had told him about it and of course, he was pretty nervous and scared about the needle. But I told him that it would just hurt for one second and they would use a very small needle. He was very antsy even with me sitting in the chair with him. But I could tell he was too scared so I just covered his eyes and held down his arms and the nurse was able to prick him quickly. Then, he was fine and good about watching the blood go into the vial.
Of course, it was all over in no time and Andrew was quickly consoled by the nurse who offered him stickers. Stickers make everything better!!
I was very proud of Andrew and how he handled himself. I know he was scared and he had every right to be, but he pulled through like a champ. He was such a very brave boy.
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