Another appointment

Seems we’ve been on the run most of the week and possibly will be out on another long journey tomorrow. Part of me hopes we can stay home until Saturday since we’re leaving on our short holiday early Monday morning.

Today’s outing involved Lego Lover’s latest appointment with his pediatrician to review medication issues. The previous medication didn’t have any visible effect so we stopped that one and started on the one he is currently taking. At the time, we had to stop another medication that he takes to help him sleep because the current one is supposed to make him very sleepy. That hasn’t been the case at all and he is often awake well into the morning hours. The good news is that he hasn’t had the typical appetite increase and weight gain that is common with this medication.

The pediatrician seemed surprised at the lack of effects because she’s had much older children who’ve had great success with a very small dose. Our plan for the moment is to increase the dose on the newer medication and see if that makes a difference. She’s asked me to telephone in about three weeks to touch base on what’s happening, thus saving us another visit in the immediate future. We are adding the medication that helps with sleep back into the mix, but at a lower dose. This pleases me the most since it has had the most positive effects for him to date.

While there, the pediatrician checked Lego Lover’s weight and height. He currently weighs 34 kgs (75 lbs) and 135cms (53 ins) tall.