I finally met my new Allergist/Asthma Doctor in Michigan. I made an appointment with a guy that people in my ward go to. When I was in the hospital having issues right before the twins were born they asked me who treats my asthma. I told them I hadn't met them yet but I had an appointment. The hospital called their office and they sent one of their doctors to treat me. So when I showed up to my appointment they already knew all about me. Plus I had my records from Dr. Yeates in UT sent.
The first thing the Doctor said after introducing himself was that he usually treats kids - that he's a pediatric immunotherapist. What the what?!? I told him that I gave them my bday when I made my appointment but I had no problem seeing another doctor in their office. He was like "no, no, no I have a few adults that I treat". Plus he thinks it will be good since he can side-treat our kids during my appointment (if I have questions about them) and he knows all about pregnancy and nursing as it effects kids. hahahaha! so ya, I see a pediatric doctor. I joked that I haven't grown since 8th grade - so it will be a good fit!
He talked about how a women's body undergoes a complete immune systems rebuild during pregnancy with smaller rebuilds at birth, while breastfeeding, when done breastfeeding, and when the menstrual cycle resumes. These changes are independent of what has happened before. You have 1/3 chance asthma gets better, 1/3 worse, 1/3 the same. These changes can be permanent. I have noticed that my asthma/allergies have been better since I had Scarlett.
He doesn't want to change anything in my treatment right now - since these changes are still taking place. Just follow me and make sure that as they shift I handle it ok. He said if I get prego again he's the first person I see after the OB. And when we go back to UT I should go in and make a plan about how to handle my allergies and asthma out there (especially in the winter during the inversion). He has a very proactive approach.
I asked him about my NSAID allergy (which is apparently very common in severe asthmatics). He said there are other pain medications we can try that may or may not work but he doesn't want to do anything while I'm nursing. Makes sense. But man - Tylenol doesn't help my c-section pain. It just takes the edge off.
As he was leaving he told me that he's the allergist for all the members of the church in this area. I was confused. Are you a member? He said no but that he worked closely with humanitarian aid in grad school - they treated asthma in 3rd world countries. And he knows some of the Elders of the church! I told him that ya, it was friends from church to recommended him to me (now that I think about it - only their kids go to him... hmmmm.... I should have thought about that before).
I made an appointment for Jake in a few weeks. His allergies have been really acting up since we've been in Michigan. Hopefully they'll be able to help him.
The first thing the Doctor said after introducing himself was that he usually treats kids - that he's a pediatric immunotherapist. What the what?!? I told him that I gave them my bday when I made my appointment but I had no problem seeing another doctor in their office. He was like "no, no, no I have a few adults that I treat". Plus he thinks it will be good since he can side-treat our kids during my appointment (if I have questions about them) and he knows all about pregnancy and nursing as it effects kids. hahahaha! so ya, I see a pediatric doctor. I joked that I haven't grown since 8th grade - so it will be a good fit!
He talked about how a women's body undergoes a complete immune systems rebuild during pregnancy with smaller rebuilds at birth, while breastfeeding, when done breastfeeding, and when the menstrual cycle resumes. These changes are independent of what has happened before. You have 1/3 chance asthma gets better, 1/3 worse, 1/3 the same. These changes can be permanent. I have noticed that my asthma/allergies have been better since I had Scarlett.
He doesn't want to change anything in my treatment right now - since these changes are still taking place. Just follow me and make sure that as they shift I handle it ok. He said if I get prego again he's the first person I see after the OB. And when we go back to UT I should go in and make a plan about how to handle my allergies and asthma out there (especially in the winter during the inversion). He has a very proactive approach.
I asked him about my NSAID allergy (which is apparently very common in severe asthmatics). He said there are other pain medications we can try that may or may not work but he doesn't want to do anything while I'm nursing. Makes sense. But man - Tylenol doesn't help my c-section pain. It just takes the edge off.
As he was leaving he told me that he's the allergist for all the members of the church in this area. I was confused. Are you a member? He said no but that he worked closely with humanitarian aid in grad school - they treated asthma in 3rd world countries. And he knows some of the Elders of the church! I told him that ya, it was friends from church to recommended him to me (now that I think about it - only their kids go to him... hmmmm.... I should have thought about that before).
I made an appointment for Jake in a few weeks. His allergies have been really acting up since we've been in Michigan. Hopefully they'll be able to help him.
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We've been having major allergies here this year. You would hate Utah right now! My boys loved being in the desert last week where no allergies existed. As soon as we got home they started sneezing and getting all teary-eyed again.
I'm so glad that you found a good allergist out there! Finding new doctors is such a pain, so it's always awesome when it works out right. I had no idea that all happened with pregnancy and allergies/asthma. That's craziness!!
Haha...a pediatric allergist. Better waiting room experience for a mom with kids than you would with an adult allergist. :-)
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