--- In mlhsepa@yahoogroups.com, brspri@... wrote:
>Hi Carol,
Thanks for your input. We went today and Austin did really well. I
did have to lay on the table with him for the echo, but other than
that, he did great. We did find out he does have to have a lung
scan, are you or anyone else familiar with it?

Also, did you know Dr. Rosen is leaving? He is headed to Ohio some
time in the summer...
Andee

>
> In a message dated 5/4/2007 8:18:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> andeelee@... writes:
>
> Hello,
> I was hoping you gals might be able to help me. Austin has his
visit
> with the cardiologist next Tuesday. These past few months with
> monthly RSV shots, well visit and sick visits, Austin has grown
to
> abhor any doctor's office. His original appt. was 3/1, but he had
a
> shot the day before and when I took him in to see Dr. Rosen, he
> flipped. So bad that we had to reschedule. I am nervous that this
will
> happen again and want to prepare him, but he is only 2. Any
> suggestions? I told him yesterday about going and a little about
the
> echo (he hasn't had one in over a year.) I am just so nervous he
is
> going to freak again.
> Thanks,
> Andee
> Mom to Tyler and Austin (DORV w/VSD and PA)
>
>
> Andee, Adam has been through the ringer with doctors too and for a
long time
> was very afraid when I would tell him we were going to the DR. He
is much
> better when I assure him that there will be no shots and that Dr
Rosen is not
> allowed to give shots. It really helps at the echo that they have
kids movies
> playing. You could even take his favorite dvd and they would let
him watch
> it. The echo tech at the Lancaster office has been so wonderful
with Adam too.
> She used to pretend to be to be super grover for Adam!
> For some reason Adam hates the EKG stickers and is always
very nervous
> about that part. As soon as we get in the door, he is asking if
he is getting
> stickers. They always think he means the fun stickers they give
as prizes and
> tell him yes so he flips out. I have to quickly jump in and
explain he wants
> to know if he is getting an EKG. As he gets older, he asks that
by himself
> now. Those stickers remind him of the hospital monitor stickers
and he knows
> how much they hurt being pulled off.
> Adam has also gotten Botox injections and that is painfull.
when we are
> going to something like that, I have learned to just lie about
what is going
> to happen or avoid the questions. If I do not do this, I would
never get him
> in the building.
> For echo's I have always told Adam that they are just taking
pictures
> and I promise it will not hurt. I think 2 and 3 are the hardest
years for an
> echo. They are so afraid. They usually calm down once they
realize it is not
> hurting them and they have the tv to watch.
> Have you considered not telling him about the appointment
until you get
> there? I also like to talk about something fun we will do when we
leave there.
> Good luck and let us know how you make out!!
> Carol
>
>
>
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