Carlee is home again

 After a stressful few days of tests and surgery, the doctors have finally come to the conclusion that Carlee has a severe protein allergy.  About 5 weeks ago my endocrinologist had me start taking thyroid medicine again.  After three weeks on the medicine, I felt like it was giving Carlee an upset stomach so I stopped nursing her and put her on formula.  One week after she started the formula, she began vomiting.  For a week as we switched formulas and tried different things she would stop vomiting and then start again.  By June 12th, she was dehydrated and we couldn't keep anything in her except Pedialyte.  Her x-rays showed an enlarged colon and an abnormal shape to her intestines but after the surgeon took a look around, he decided there was nothing to fix.



The doctors decided to take a break for a day.  They continued giving her IV fluids and when they tested her blood on Thursday her electrolytes were back to normal.  A new x-ray showed that her colon had shrunk back down and so her GI doc decided to put her on a hypoallergenic formula.



So the good news is that we were able to come home on Friday and things seem to be going well.  The bad news is that we really don't know what foods Carlee is allergic to aside from Dairy.  The formula she needs can only be ordered and is really expensive, but it is worth it if she is able to stay healthy.  For someone who hasn't always enjoyed breastfeeding or had a lot of luck with it, I am grateful that I was able to nurse Carlee for as long as I did.  From here on out it will be trial and error discovering what foods Carlee can eat.  Thanks for all of your prayers.  We are soooooo  happy to be home.