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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In fact, DD’s medical team believes that her anxiety is not an underlying chemical issue but a natural consequence of all the testing and stress about her eating and growth. Her symptoms only started when we began this medical odyssey. Before then she felt strong and healthy. Now she feels sick.  That is why therapy rather than drugs is the treatment plan and why I am reluctant to add more medical invervention than is absolutely necessary. She is finally on board with taking this seriously, and her cooperation is essential.

As for an eating disorder, it is very much on my mind and we are on thin ice as it is. Eating disorders are about control. Right now she doesn’t have much. And if I put a tube down her throat against her will, there could be lasting repercussions. This is why her therapist, who specializes in eating disorders, advised caution. Somehow we need to shift this conversation from eating because I will hassle her until she does, to eating for her life. BTW, her 13-year-old cousin almost died last year from an eating disorder. She had a heart attack and spent a month in intensive care on a feeding tube. That is what we all associate with feeding tubes and the threat looms large with DD. She has promised to take ownership of this, and we’ve decided to give it 3 more months of concerted effort to reevaluate our options.

I greatly appreciate everyone’s advice and concern. It’s been a rollercoaster and hearing multiple perspectives has been helpful.[/quote]

Then maybe a tube will really help things! If everyone knows she's getting enough calories at night from the tube, then the hassling her to eat can stop and she can relax. And you can relax! I know people who's kids have done tube feeding for other medical reasons and while obviously not idea, it allowed everyone to exhale on that particular issue.[/quote]

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