I think Fishbein is good for kids who have oral issues or swallowing issues, etc. But he dismissed all of Reva's medical problems and would not treat her...
Thanks so much for the info on the doctors. If my son slows or stops improving with eating, gagging, etc., I may consider taking him for an evaluation with...
Hi - I'm just reading these responses now and I had to chime in. We're in the Chicago area and have taken my older son to see Dr. Fishbein, Dr. Dumont, and...
sorry I had to run like that and didn't finish my last email. i realized i was late getting out of the house for therapy. anyway, so Dr. Sentongo actually...
where does dr. chris smith practice out of? Dr. Sentongo is out of U of C in hyde park. i also really like the U of C children's hospital called Comer's...
Thank you again for all the information regarding the GI drs and for sharing your experiences. The opinions that you have shared have been very helpful. Now...
I typically just read posted topics, but I thought I would share some valuable resource links. As a parent of a child who has feeding aversions I have embarked...
Regarding GI Doctors, we moved from the Chicago area back to Oregon and truly miss our GI Doctor, Dr. Charles Dumont at Loyola!!!! I cannot say enough...
I just wrote a whole page about Dr. Dumont and how wonderful he is and then saw this note here and had to reply and say I totally disagree. We lived in...
Has anyone had success with obtaining insurance coverage for any of the intensive feeding programs such as the ones offered by Kennedy Krieger or The Marcus...
It wasn't, it was an abscess. They tried to drain it last week. She is going in for emergency surgery now tomorrow as it is coming back.  Susan, mom to my...
Hello My name is Leilani and I was so happy and surprised to see this group! My husband and I have been dealing with very severe feeding issues with our 17...
Ouch - poor thing - hope she gets on OK. Brave girl (and mom). Fiona ... From: Susan Lake To: feeding@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 3:13 AM ...
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I am also interested in knowing of experiences with feeding clinics. We are considering taking our granddaughter to the one in Richmond, Virginia. She is...
Just curious, are you located in Virginia? Kelly ... From: msdgrandma To: feeding@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:15 AM Subject: [feeding]...
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hi WInni Thanks for your thoughts about this. I do know that he is basically force feeding them. I also feel uncomfortable with this and he has even said that...
Winni, I forgot to ask you....are you seeing an OT or anyone else right now to help with your daughters feeding? Have you seen any progress at all? We have...
Leilani, I have not had any expeirence with the feeding clinic you speak of, however I too am a mother of a child how had severe food aversions - it does sound...
Carissa's GI appointment was a disappointment :-( Not with the doctor or Dietitian...they are both great :-) It's just that I'm totally baffled. Carissa's ST...
Leilani, I took my son to the Los Altos feeding clinic as well and had a very different experience from Wini. If you would like to talk to me about it you...
Is it Behavioral? Her not wanting to eat... clinics like that are behavior based. Is she medically stable? If not, they will not accept her. Kay Toomey is...
Welcome to the group Le ... tube. We went to Los Altos last year 4/7~5/1/08. Was hospitalized once d/t dehydration Los Altos, Ben is not what we want. Yes, he...
KK - Winni I have been told is the exact same approach as Ben. Force feeding. It's very clinical. It's not positive. I was told this by many therapist,...
He's out of Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, although we see him in Naperville. His partner is Dr. Rajeev Nagpal. We've never seen him so I can't...
I'm glad you had such a wonderful experience with him. I too like him and hence took my baby to go see him last week. When I called to schedule the apt, the...
my son is 2 1/2 years old and we consulted with Kennedy Kreiger and Mt Washington Pediatric because he had food refusal. We had an upper endoscipy (sp?) done...
The reason that I asked is because I am opening a private practice in Leesburg, VA. I am a speech langauge pathologist and I specialize in pediatric feeding....