October 20 was bittersweet. Caden had his last appointment with his pediatric gastroenterologist in Sacramento. She has followed him since we brought Caden home from Stanford. She has always been good about getting us the supplies we needed and was supportive of us putting Caden on a blenderized diet through the g-tube. This was a huge thing for us because we did not want to give Caden formula, but a diet of real, whole foods. And, not all doctors support giving a child with a g-tube “real” food. Most advocate for formula because they know exactly how many calories the child is getting that way.
The reason this is our last appointment with her is because we are moving. It is difficult because we will have to find a whole new group of doctors to work with Caden. And, for GI especially, we need to find someone who will work with us on getting the g-tube removed when the time is right. More about that soon.
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