The Beginning...

As many of you know we have been concerned about Jack's weight for awhile now.

Long story short... When Jack was born he weighed 8lbs 1oz, when he came home 2 days later he was 7lbs even. Jack's weight has been an issue from the beginning, but when he was 2 months and 3 weeks he was finally back at his birth weight.

The first time I recall an issue (which I thought WAS NOT the flu) was December 29th, 2005. Jack puked so many times that he became dehydrated. "It's a normal flu bug" is what the Doctors would tell us.

Over time Jack seemed to get the flu constantly however, he never had a fever or any other symptoms of flu. The biggest NON symptom... Nobody around him ever got sick.

By the time jack was four he was in the 90th percentile for weight and 95th for height! What a turnaround for our little Jackl! His cheeks filled in and he started to look chubby.

In the last year Jack's puking episodes and stomach aches have become more frequent, averaging about 6 weeks in between. He has been losing weight and in the last 6 months he went from the 25th percentile to the 3rd percentile and lost 1 pound without gaining an ounce.

We have a new Pediatrician who seems to be on top of things, He's run lots of tests for process of elimination. Side Note: Jack feels like a pin cushion or in his case a pin bone, since he has no cushion.

On January 19th we spent the morning at Primary Children's GI clinic. We were lucky enough to see both the Nurse Practitioner Deborah Lenner and the Doctor, Mary O' Gorman. They did a thorough exam of our little Jack and discovered that his lymph nodes are abnormally large. So, on top of the other stuff that's going on now the concern has shifted and, off to the lab for more blood work. After another session of process of elimination they may request to remove them however, the labs will take 2 weeks to get all of them back. Some will results will trickle in daily and the GI Clinic keep us informed at all times.

On January 20th we went for an Upper GI Series to see Jack's little insides.

As for now, these are the only updates I have. We are praying for Jack's health, for answers and for God to settle our minds and comfort us during this time.

Thanks for the concern you have shown us!

Love,
The MoM