Evan was scheduled for his Sweat Test today to rule out Cystic Fibrosis. We had to get it done at UMC. which gave us the opportunity to meet up with Marianne, his NICU primary nurse. We hadn't seen Marianne since the NICO picnic in the fall of 2006 (wow, where has the time gone)! It was a great visit (but too short)!
Click here if you want to read all the clinical details about what the sweat test entails. We had anticipated Evan being uncooperative, and we were right. As soon as the guy started rubbing his forearm with the alcohol to clean the area, the crying started. He cried/wailed/almost threw up through the first part of the process, which lasted about 10-15 minutes. We were able to keep him entertained for the 30 minutes we had to wait while the chemical did it's job in making his forearms sweat.
The results of the test should be in the next day to his pulmonologist, so I'll give them a call.
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