On Friday, though, Sax had his quarterly checkup. We got to meet the new CF nurse at our clinic - Marcia. I've talked to her several times on the phone. And Sax has gotten taller.
But he hasn't gained any weight.
He's actually LOST weight. His BMI has dropped from 26% to 18%.
Sax is going through another "I don't wanna eat" phase. And it's kinda scary. I don't want him to have to get a feeding tube. But I can't force him to eat. I try offering a variety of different foods for him to eat, but it seems he wants the healthy foods. He won't dip his apples in carmel. He doesn't eat fries anymore. It's frustrating some days. I guess the saving grace is that he does drink his PediaSure, so we have been loading that up with as many calories as possible. I have a few tricks up my sleeve still that I'm going to try. I'll report back on them if they do work out....
Dr P has decided to increase Sax's dosage to 4 Creon 12 with each snack, 5 Creon 12 with each meal, and 6 Creon 12 with fatty meals. He also scheduled an appointment with GI for when he has his next appointment.
On the bright side - Daddy got inked again! I took the kids to the park to play while he got his 4th rose - one for every birthday of Saxon's. Sax decided it should be purple this time :)
