Finally a diagnosis

It's been a very long day, so just a quick update on Mason's tummy troubles. An abdominal ultrasound confirmed that he has a condition called pyloric stenosis. Basically, it means that the opening from his stomach to his intestines is too narrow. It's pretty rare, but Mason had all of the classic symptoms. In fact, me, Chris and my good friend Laura all self diagnosed him with a little help from google. Who needs GI doctors when you have the internet? It took longer than we would have liked to get the ball rolling, but things moved pretty quickly once we had a diagnosis. Mason was moved across the street to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (Scottish Rite) this afternoon and he will have surgery sometime tomorrow. It's a pretty simple procedure and hopefully he will be as good as new in a few days.

Of course, any surgery on an infant is a scary thing, but we are relieved to finally have a diagnosis and a plan. We knew something wasn't right and it wasn't just reflux. Here's a good article if you want to read more about pyloric stenosis. I will post an update on his progress as soon as I can.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/digestive/pyloric_stenosis.html

And just for fun - I snapped a quick picture of Mason in his 'emergency isolette' for transport across the street. Baby's first ambulance ride :-)