Last Thursday I got a call from Tyler's pediatrician, Dr. Kaddu, asking me to bring Tyler in for some testing. His PKU came back abnormal and they needed to run it again. My mom drove us to the hospital and they took his blood, did a heel prick and took a urine sample. Since then Riley and I have been axiously awaiting for the call from Dr. Kaddu and praying he doesn't have PKU.
Well yesterday we received that call and instead of PKU, they think Tyler has VLCAD. VLCAD stands for Very Long Chain Acyl-Coa Dehydrogenase Disorder. What it means is that Tyler can't break down certain fatty acids and make it into energy. From what we have read this is a genetic disease where both parents have to have the recessive gene. This is a life long disease and treatment is diet and supplement oils. In order to learn more and to be certain this is what Tyler has Riley and I are taking Tyler to Primary Childrens for more testing. Please keep Tyler in your prayers. Thank you!
On a side note we got his newborns done and they are adorable!
I'm so sorry! I hope everything turns out okay! You guys are in our prayers!!
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