Micah had his first American doctors visit yesterday. All of our kids go to Dr. Myers at Harpeth Pediatrics and we LOVE her, but she was on vacation this week so we saw Dr. Collins. We used to see him when Ashley was younger but switched because as she and Emily got bigger, they were a little leary of men, but I forgot how much I love him! So I think I'm going to stick with him for Micah and Dr. Myers for the girls. The nurse said there are actually a few families who do this.
Anyway that wasn't my point. :)
Yesterday wasn't a "full comprehensive physical", they were too booked for an appointment like that this week, but was just a quick visit for him to check out his possible cold and his mouth issues. I didn't want either of those things to go any longer with out being checked out.
He does not have a cold but just a little drainage, so no biggy there. Good to know. As far his mouth goes... he definitely has a really bad case of gingivitis. REALLY bad according to the doctor. But he also has "geographic tongue". He said it is a hereditary condition and though it looks pretty rough, it doesn't usually hurt at all. Which is good to know, it looks like it would hurt really bad to me.
So being the modern mom that I am, I came home, laid the little ones down, and googled it. :) There isn't much info at all out there about geographic tongue. According to some people who have it, it doesn't hurt and never bothers them. Some say they really have to be careful to stay away from anything acidic, overly "seasoned", or even sweet. Hm. Kind of explains why doesn't even like pancakes. Poor kid. It also said there there is very little research done on this condition, but it seems to be found most often in people with lower immunities and people with eczema. (Which we haven't diagnosed yet, but he does have some skin issues too.) Some sites said that some people with this also have Diabetes type 1. But not always. Anyway, I was happy to find what info I could. I'm glad to know it isn't anything major and that it isn't hurting him really bad. And to know that we should keep his diet kinda bland and introduce things slowly.
So thats was all for that visit. Really looking forward to his full appointment next week. And NOT looking forward to the dentist visit. Poor baby.
Just wanted to tell you, the guy I dated for years in Ohio, Ben, had geeographic tongue. It never bothered him at all, but just was rough feeling. Thought it might help to hear of someone else who has it, and know that it never affected them at all :) Congrats again!
ReplyDeleteEric gets it from time to time. Since he has MS you know he's immunospressed. I've seen that good vitamins, like Shaklee brand, really help him.
ReplyDeleteHey Amy! I have a good friend with geographic tongue. His problem comes with anything spicy (I'm talking like even mild to medium salsa, basic taco seasoning spicy). Things that have a lot of seasoning of any kind, spicy or not, bother him too. He said his case is kind of severe, but I just thought I'd let you know since there wasn't much out there on it. Hope everyone's doing well!
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