Skinny

It was with a shock that I realised SE had lost weight to be point of being skeletal.  People had earlier commented that she has grown thin and I'd attributed it to her growing taller and losing puppy fat.  Then I noticed her bones were jutting out, her clothes were loose.  

See the skinny arm

She has been on a 'watching diet' stage for about half a year.  First she stopped eating snacks - according to JE this was initially to be for a month but was extended.  Then it moved on to her rejecting extra food at mealtimes and not having tea time.  She would announce she was full.  I'd assumed it was a phase that she would grow out of.  Her overall food intake still seemed fine.

When I realised how thin she'd become, the alarm set in that the problem was physical rather than behavioural.  Made an appointment at Avisena Women and Children's specialist hospital.  I picked Doc Koshy since he had evening clinic hours - he seemed more efficient than naturally friendly.  Oh well.  He looked her over and ordered blood tests.  Hmm this would be the first time SE had blood taken.  And this was a kid who ran away during dentist visits and school vaccinations.

Poke poke

Extracting

Poor kiddo.  She was a trooper actually, sat there without fuss throughout the procedure.  2 weeks later we went back for results.  Liver function, kidney function, abnormal cells, even cancer screening (at the request of a paranoid mummy who didn't know this would be expensive) - all were fine.  So now she has a clean bill of health.  

Yet the weighing scales still seem to be showing some decrease.  On to the next phase.... have started her on an egg a day for breakfast, and have ordered Pediasure.  Hopefully these will help arrest the weight loss and move the scales the other direction.