This morning had her 3rd endocrinology check-up. Her current doctor, Dr. Constantine Djedos, recently transferred to Los Angeles, so now she will see his replacement, Dr. Dorothee Newbern. She too is younger, but seems nice and pretty thorough.
Because it has only been 3 months since her last appointment, there wasn't much change in her growth. She weighed in at
40.2 lbs (5th percentile) and was
109.6 cm (4th percentile). She has grown about 1.5 cm since August. Nothing outstanding, but it is all still on her growth curve. Dr. Newbern wants to check her diet, making sure she's eating enough (which I know she doesn't because she is super picky and has a tiny appetite). We have to complete a 3-day food diary and then fax it back in to the nutritionist so they can analyze her caloric intake. Depending on that too, Dr. Newbern might conduct a celiac test just to rule out celiac disease. Lastly, at her next appointment in 6 months, Dr. Newbern wants to repeat her bone scan test to see is she is still a year or so behind her actual age.
Overall, the appointment went well and everything still just points to Alora being a bit smaller.
