The nurse just called to say that we will need to take Josiah up to the hospital tomorrow for a blood draw. This will be sent to a Children's Hospital in California to determine the levels of enzyme Josiah's body has (I think).
She also contacted a metabolic nurse from Riley who will be calling us tomorrow to answer any questions we have (and I do have a few). I have been doing some research online and discovered that there are several possible scenarios for a person that is diagnosed with galactosemia. Some individual's have enough of the GALT enzyme in their body that they do not have diet restrictions. At this point, we are hoping and praying that this is the case with Josiah. It might also explain why he did not have severe jaundice.
This is just a theory so far, but we should know more tomorrow after we talk to the nurse. We'll keep you "posted" (get it - posted on the blog...posted). :D
4 comments:
I hope it is the best possible news.
I GOT the posted pun.
How weird. Josiah's blood will be out here. At least there are tests that can be done!
Sorry about the waiting and the anxiety it causes. our prayers are with you.
Char, maybe you can get a rush put on the test results: take the lab some of that strawberry bread or something. Last time it took almost 2 weeks, and we had quite a bit of milk in the freezer after pumping that long.
Hoping and prayig for the best news. And praying the blood draw goes well - no fun for the kiddos!!
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