Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Not So Fast

The new formula doesn't work.

Yeah. It's been quite the upset for us too.

After Elayne's chiropractic adjustment success, her wheezing, congestion, and coughing went down tremendously. We thought we were finished with it. But low and behold, the adjustment cured the day-to-day allergic reaction, but not the root cause.

Since Saturday, it's been really easy to notice when she does have congestion, coughing, and wheezing. And that time is halfway through a bottle until about 15 minutes after eating. Yep. Textbook food allergy. Her stomach is also not handling the formula well at all like we originally thought.

While the reaction is a million times better than when we started this process a couple weeks ago, we aren't there yet. The pediatrician has giving us one final expensive formula to try. If this one doesn't work, we'll have to resort to even more expensive prescription formula. Even with insurance taking care of half the bill, it's way more expensive than even the fancy over-the-counter special stuff we're using.

I'm thankful our pediatrician has free samples. And I'm thankful that those free samples will also be available once we pinpoint what formula Elayne needs. While inconvenient to drive to pick them up on a weekly basis, the gas is cheaper than the formula.

Prayers would be appreciated that we find the perfect formula to bring Elayne to a stress-free eating routine. And it'd be nice if the over-the-counter stuff works so we can utilize coupons.

2 comments:

  1. I feel like a creeper commenting on all of this. Find out if you can call the company for samples. If you can, have ALL of your friends and family call. We had to do this for a single mom friend of mine, I will see if I can find the number of the pharmaceutical company. Have your friends and family ship it to their house and give it to you (same address will raise red flags). We got her like 20 cans this way. They'll just need the name of a pediatrician.

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  2. Oh. What a great idea!!! I will need to do that! Our pediatrician gives us free samples when they have some available, but the more the better.

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