UPDATE

Last week after I updated the blog Jack went to the pulmonary Doctor. He had caught a cold the night we came back from Cleveland. This cold aggravated the asthma and the pulmonary doctor put Jack on a inhaler 2 times a day. He also gave us the albuterol if needed in the puffer form for preschool. Jack goes back in two months for a respiratory check.

Today he was scheduled for a MRI under anaesthesia for the left side hip and knees. We went and went through the whole registration process. We saw the nurse, got prepped and saw the anesthesiologist. We were there 2 hours and they were just about to take him in when the head anesthesiologist came to talk with us. He said he was not comfortable at all putting Jack under anaesthesia. He said he was afraid of complications with him aspirating. This was due to this cold and the asthma, and reflux. He said because his reflux is so bad and the medication is not working that the snot or stomach fluids can come up when a kid with reflux is under. This could cause him to aspirate leading to many complications. In a kid with asthma the chance is higher of complications if the reflux acts up. If Jack didn't have a cold and asthma was not acting up he would have done it. If he was to go under and reflux anything they should be able to handle it (most likely) if his asthma was not acting up and he didn't have a cold. The combination cold and asthma flare up with the reflux made him very uncomfortable. Needless to say we rescheduled the MRI. The anesthesiologist wants Jack cold free for two to three weeks before the MRI procedure.
Jack will be scoped on the 30th if all cold symptoms are gone and the asthma is more under control. That call will be up to a different team and anaesthesiologist.
Jack will not have the MRI until the 6th of September now. He for the MRI is under at least an hour to two hours and only 45 minutes tops for the scope with biopsy.The time under Anesthesia comes into play due to Jacks disease.
Anyway, Better to be safe then sorry. This was just for a test not a surgery and he and us didn't want to take any chances.

Between the new respiratory medication and the new medication the doctor from Cleveland has put Jack on the co pays are very high. I also hate Jack being on so many medications. He is up to ten prescriptions a day some three times a day. Regardless that some are supplements it just bothers us. All the doctors are aware and act as though all the prescriptions are OK, but it is hard for us.

All we ask is that you keep Jack in your prayers. Pray he gets over this cold and his asthma calms down. He has been having his over heating issues also. We have been trying to keep these episodes down. Keep the scope and MRI appointments in your prayers and pray he is well enough to have them done. We also ask that you pray they go well and we get answers.