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Originally Posted by Tobra
First off, have they already done any blood work? If so, what if anything was abnormal?
What do you mean by slow healing, infections etc?
You probably need to talk to somebody who is not a pediatrician, maybe an infectious disease guy, pulmonologist if the respiratory stuff is predominant. There is a lot of stuff to know, perhaps rheumatologist.
There are some pretty smart mugs out there, but you can't know everything. The eye can only see what the mind knows.
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I don't know the name of the test(s) but one tested for antibodies (the three main ones I guess) and he had a deficiency on one and they gave him a booster.
Slow healing - He has had a few cuts and what not and he literally healed slowly. He spit his forehead open and needed 14-16 stitches IIRC, we waited two days past the day they scheduled to remove them and it still opened back up upon removal (nice scar on that one)
He had tubes put in when he was two and the holes never healed up and even got bigger(40% of drum). Patches (synthetic) did not take and he now has to have organic patches done when he's older. Until then he lives with the holes. That kind of stuff//
He has had infection issues for a couple of years which is part of why his adenoids were removed recently. He has been a bit better since then BTW.
The doc called back today and asked what tests I want....I have to get back to him tomorrow.
Thanks again!!!