Well we finally got the call from the DAN (Defeat Autism Now) doctor! Dr.Kalb is based in Cool Springs Tennessee, just south of Nashville. Reasons I like him:
1) He is a normal pediatrician seeing patients as any pediatrician does. Just has a passion to help defeat autism .
2) He doesn't think we are crazy lol
3) He treats the person as a whole rather than symptomatically .
4) He isn't in it for the $$$ and is a regular $30 copay.
Here is what is going on:
Meeting Dr.Kalb was stressful. Lincoln had a major meltdown for a variety of reasons. Dr.Kalb wants us to change Lincoln's diet further to a GAPS diet. I've read about the diet in my books, but I thought Gluten Free/Casein free would be enough for us. Turns out it isn't. He pointed out that since Link's ears turn red when eating corn, and the fact that he goes INSANE if he eats watermelon, shows he still has gut issues. That and the fact that he still has chronic mushy stools. He said I will never be able to potty train him until it's under control, which I agree. Dr.Kalb discussed gut inflammation and yeast overgrowth in Lincoln's stomach. I know he is inflamed somewhere, because he talks more when he is on steroids. He randomly will get yeast diaper rashes (often when he has more frequent BMs) A few other things lead him to believe he is yeasty, such as frequent episodes of laughing hysterically and sleep issues. ALL of this are things we previously felt were plaguing him. It just felt good to have confirmation that Miles and I were on the right track! Our visit was just the cost of a regular copay. I know some doctors like this require you to pay $300 a visit!
So now that we have confirmation about Link, What will do about it?
We will start the following supplements and 1 injection (eh) :
Supplement
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Comments
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Approximate Cost
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Vital
Spectrum (Klaire Labs)
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One
teaspoon a day – this is a complete multivitamin and mineral complex powder.
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$26.95
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Innate
Flora - probiotics
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One capsule
daily provides 20 billion colonies of beneficial bacteria. These must be refrigerated. It is best to take them in the morning
before breakfast.
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$41.00–
lasts 2 months
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Methyl B-12
injections
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One
pre-filled syringe injected every three days
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$30
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Speak – a combination of fish oil and Vitamin E
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Start with
one a day and then increase to one twice a day. Check out the website for Speak which is
speechnutrients.com
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$51
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Children’s
DGT Effervescent digestive enzymes
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From
Theramedix – enhances the digestion and absorption of nutrients – one scoop
twice a day with meals.
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$20
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What will the Outcome be ?
Dr.Kalb feels that Lincoln will be at a normal child status and drop the Autism label by 6. He seems very certain that Lincoln is a good candidate for reversal of damages done by environmental factors ( SHOTS, pesticides, food dyes ect )
We are going all in. Yes the diet is costly and will be a total change for all of us . The supplements/shots will be about $175 a month, but we are running out of options and time. Lincoln starts school at 6 due to his birthday , thankfully!! You can't imagine the joy I will feel if Lincoln goes to kindergarten without an aid and is able to do all the things the other kids can. I will seriously cry if that happens. If being the key word. I'm not hopeful, but mostly because I don't want to get my hopes up and it be shattered. I just have come to the point that I expect something to go wrong, something to not work, or some crazy side effect to happen to us. Anyways, we're going all in. We are out of options and the time clock is ticking by before school starts. So it's all or nothing right now. Here we go ! Time for a crazy ride to hopefully a successful finish.
We go back in October to see him where he will do labs possibly to check for other issues. He is following the DAN protocol for him at this time. Anyone interested in the info he sent to me. Feel free to email me @THREEWISHESPHOTO@YAHOO.COM and I will forward it to you.
ALSO HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY LINCOLN!
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