Lately we have been spending a lot of time at the doctor's office. Luke has been sent home from school almost once a week since school began in late August this year. There are a couple things he has chronic issues with;
1. congestion, 2. ear infections (just starting recently), and 3. running pooh pooh. Luke has dealt with congestion since birth. Since having his adenoids taken out, he has had congestion less often and it has not affected his breathing as much. This, of course, is a big relief . He has just started getting ear infections. He has had two double ear infections in two months. This means that he has had two big doses of antibiotics.
Luke eats pureed food, so he has runny pooh pooh. This leads me to my next subject- digestion.
Digestion-
During Luke's last visit to the doctor (Friday), the doctor looked at how many times Luke has been sent home from school as a result of his pooh pooh issues. She noticed a pattern and said that we, of course, know that he has an "unknown syndrome" and does not surprise her that new health related and behavior related issues have begun to show up. These new health related issues are probably a part of the syndrome that has not been identified. The doc hypothesizes that Luke's body is not digesting foods that contain carbohydrates. This is something we agree about. I have also hypothesized that he is not digesting properly. So, now, his last poopy diaper is wrapped up tight and is in a ziploc bag in the refrigerator. It will be delivered to the doc tomorrow. I am actually hoping that it will give us some answers. Hopefully, all we will have to do is make some dietary adjustments. At least it gets us moving in some sort of direction. This now brings me to my last subject- The Object of Luke's Affection.
The Object(s) of His Affection- Our Walls.
Not only is Luke scratching our walls with his little fingernails, he is now licking the walls and using his teeth to scrape the walls and eat the paint. I, of course, stopped him, but he keeps going back. If it's not the wall in the picture, it's the corner of the wall across from him or in the dining room or in the bathroom or in his room or it's the wall in his sisters' room where a basket sits with books in it. He loves baskets also, but they pose less of health threat to him.
I am upset. Two new things have come up. We first think about having to change his diet so he can digest his food. We now have to think about completing a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) on my son for this wall licking, biting, and paint eating behavior to keep him from doing this brand new behavior. It's one thing if he uses his nails. It is completely different now that I am seeing him eat the paint he licks or scratches off.
What's next, I wonder.
I am thinking that I need a break. I don't think I can handle worrying anymore. He was making so much growth. Now, we seem to be regressing. I don't know. I am just upset.
