Owen went back to the allergist/immunologist this week b/c he hasn't gotten any better on the new meds. In fact, he has gotten worse. He had a fever earlier in the week & his cough is even worse. She prescribed antibiotics for the cough.
We got the results of the latest bloodwork. Based on previous tests, we knew that Owen was making enough antibodies. These tests showed that he isn't making the right antibodies. Despite having received all 4 vaccines, as scheduled, he has no strep pnemonia antibodies. Fortunately, everything else was normal. He was re-vaccinated & will be re-tested in 4-6 weeks to see if he is producing the anti-bodies. We would love for this shot to be the cure, but even the Dr is skeptical.
Depending on what happens at the next appointment & what the bloodwork shows, we may also explore cillary dysfunction. This appears to be another diagnoses that would fit Owen's symptoms & history perfectly. We would need to go back to a pneumologist & have a lung or nasal biopsy to confirm or rule out cillary dyskenesia.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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