Makenna had her doctor's appointment today with her pediatrician. The pediatrician said rather than spend more money on tests that may or may not tell us anything, let's start treating her. She thinks one cause of her problems might be acid reflux, so she started her on Zantac and Maalox. Another problem she checked for was dehydration and said that it is possible Makenna has been chronically dehydrated. For dehydration the doctor said Makenna needs to drink at least 64 ounces of Gatorade a day and she is to take a salt pill twice a day. As for that elevated liver enzyme, the doctor said she wasn't that concerned with it because it is due to bone growth. Alkaline phosphatase is abundant in growing bones and is sometimes elevated in children that are growing.
She has been feeling a bit better today and tonight she ate a normal supper without an increase in pain.
She is planning on going to school tomorrow. I know she is worried about having to make up school work and dance practices and I really don't want her to get stressed out and make her problem worse.
I will keep you all updated and thanks again for keeping her in your thoughts and prayers.
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