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When I talk to the hospital again, I will ask for this service/department to see what they can help my daughter with.

Thank you for your suggestions! The breathing exercises will be helpful. I’m sorry your daughter had a bad surgery experience. It’s terrible. In my case, I felt helpless because I couldn’t be there to protect her. I appreciate you sharing that with me.

Thank you for asking that! She’s on my husband’s employer-sponsored health insurance. But after we get the results of her colonoscopy, I’ll definitely look into getting her on Medicaid. That’s a great suggstion. I talked to the hospital’s financial counselor today, and I have to wait until the...

Thank you for your additional response! Yes, my daughter has anxiety around tests. But she still faces her fears and takes the treatment. She has chronic migraines and gets 4 sessions of nerve blocks in her scalp for treatment every few months. The first time she was afraid. Saturday will be the...

You are correct, my daughter has never had a colonoscopy before. She’s had 2 EGDs. Yes, she has a lot of fear and anxiety about health treatments and tests. I don’t have a letter for accommodations but I will take your advice and talk to the anesthesiologist before the procedure and let them...

Thank you for your response! The gi went ahead and performed the scope, but we heard him mutter under his breath, “well I guess I know what the problem is now.” And when he came out 20 minutes later, the only thing he talked about was that she had “mild gastritis, which the Prilosec she’s...

She’s had blood tests for food allergies, but it came back negative. No other tests done. She rarely uses nsaids because they can cause rebound headaches... my daughter suffers from severe chronic migraines. That’s the other thing keeping her out of school. I will talk to the anesthesiologist...

Thank you for the information. We are currently working on getting her in to see a psychologist. But right now we’re paying for physical therapy, headache neurologist, chiropractor, and now the colonoscopy. Right now I’m so financially strapped I’m having a hard time buying groceries. Thanks...

Hello - I am so happy to have found this group. I’m going through the articles in the sticky now. My daughter has suffered from reflux since birth. She’s been seeing a pediatric GI Dr for the last 6 years. She’ll be 17 in 6 weeks. Two years ago her stomach pain and cramping started getting...