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| Thu, 10-11-2007 - 4:49pm |
Well, took ds to a new doctor today. This one is at a private practise, not the big university, and not a resident. He spent 2 1/2 hours total with us. I was very impressed! He really talked to Wes, the first doc to do this. At the end he told me that he thinks Wes is mis-diagnosed. Not pdd nos. He said ADD, anxiety disorder and OCD. Whatever the initials, he is not any different than he was a couple of hours ago. He is changing his meds, no anxiety med per say, and no more Adderall. He is putting him on Cymbalta? He said it will work on more than one symptom that way. The doc analyzed me while we were there, told me I had ADD as well, hehehe, go figure.
The hardest part is hearing that we have been really messing him up so far. He adamantly disagreed with what the other docs and the school has been doing. He said we need to get him out of his current school immediatly, even if that means homeschooling. I just don't know what to do. I feel like crap, but the doc was really nice about it, I like how he operates and all, I just feel like crap. I let my boy down. Soooo, looking at school options, not really a lot, since I can't afford private school. No charters close to us, we live in the middle of nowhere. Just need to wrap my head around this.
Oh, a little side note, the doc was HOT!! I really enjoyed looking at him.
Carey

Carey,
Deep down, at a gut level do you agree with this doc?
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Paula,
Thank you for your reply. You really made me think about things. NO, I don't think the doc is all that right. I don't know what to think right now. I did raise the sensory issue question, his reply was that he sees lots of kids that have sensory issues, and it is the OCD. I'm not really sure what to think about that. He said too many kids with sensory issues are dx'd ASD. I know that something is not "right" with Wes. I was really unhappy with the doc's at UofM. I feel I am letting him down, because every day that goes by, that we don't figure out what to do, is lost.
The school held Wes back this year only based on the social skill problems. Academically he would have been 5th grade. I still don't agree with this decision, but here 5th is middle school, and I know he can't handle that.
I am just really torn up what to do. I don't know how many more doctors I can drag him off to, and if we will ever find one that really HELPS him. I called our local Community Mental Health office, and they suggested an agency that they think can help advocate for us, so Monday I will be calling them.
I feel like I am making all the wrong decisions and screwing him up more.
Carey
Carey Sweetie, when I read your first posts I thought my god how could this doctor scare her and "put so much blame" on your back like he did!!!!
I agree with the other ladies on this one. 2.5 hrs doesn't seem long enough to even evaluate Wes, much less you and the school system to boot. Take your time and really evaluate your gut feelings. It seems all the "experts" today have a knack for making parents feel incompetent.