Iron Boy (Update)

Hello everyone!  I thought that I would write a very quick post about our Big Mac!  His blood work took a little bit more time than we thought it would.  He had been anemic for three months and went in for blood work to dig further into it all.  The first set of blood work didn't work.  The lab our insurance sends us to just doesn't seem as prepared, and equipped to deal with pediatrics.  Although, they were as sweet as anything, I knew when I left that their final attempt was not going to result in a good useable sample.

A few days later we got word from our pediatrician who confirmed what I had feared--we had to go for a second attempt.  However, we had to put the second attempt on hold due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.  Ours went well by the way, as I hope the same for you all as well!  Anyways, as the long holiday weekend came to an end, we started out with an already busy week, and Big Mac coming down with what was believed to be an allergic reaction to a bug bite (which has now been determined as a small hematoma on his thigh from a fall he took), as well as an ear infection.  However, we were able to squeeze in the second attempt, which actually took place at the hospital with techs that have more experiences with pediatrics.  And they got it on the very first, and very quick, attempt!

Our pediatrician called on Friday with the results.  Big Mac has a little bit higher amount of iron in his blood than that which their in office blood test shows; however, it is still on the low side, but everything else looked great and normal.  The plan now is another month of Big Mac on iron supplement (5ml 3 x a day).  The hope is that his iron levels will rise a little bit again, and then we can take a break!