Clean Bill of Health

Lucas had his follow up appointment with the doctor today. The main concern was Lucas' ears, to find out if the Claritin was enough to get his Eustachian tubes functioning properly. After a visual examination, the doctor was pleased to see that there was no fluid and the tissue looked pink and healthy. He even had Lucas retake the auditory screening. All of Lucas' results were within normal range!! His lungs sounded clear, his nose and throat looked clear (which was a major difference from the last appointment). However, the biggest news (at least for me) that came from this appointment was his weight. In three weeks, he put on three pounds!! In three weeks he gained more weight than he did over the whole of last year. I know that his ears were the major point of concern, but having dealt with his weight issues now for over 4 years... that was definitely my focus. So the doctor wants me to stop administering the Claritin at the beginning of July. I understand his reasons (the Claritin was meant to help alleviate the allergy reaction from pollen), but he is doing so well now, I hate the idea of taking away the medication when dust is another major allergen, which is around constantly. I'm going to try not to obsess about what might happen next month and just revel in the fact that my boy is really healthy for maybe the first time in his life!