Farewell to the syringe...

I know this is an odd picture to post. But this syringe (well, not always this one, but ones just like it) have been part of our lives since Lily was 3 weeks old and began taking compounded Prevacid. We took her for her yearly appt. with her gastro doctor on Wed. and we finally felt like Lily was ready to try some of the Prevacid granules mixed into her applesauce. We've tried in the past and we've tried the solutabs that are supposed to melt on your tongue. But, Lily always ended up vomiting immediately due to the texture of the medicine "beads". This time she did great! I called the little beads "polka-dots" and told her it was big-girl Prevacid and she took it without hesitation! We are so excited to finally be done with the liquid compound. We had to have it shipped to us every month and it has to be refrigerated, so it was not exactly convenient. So, after almost 6 years, we say farewell to the syringe that has been such a part of Lily's life. We are very grateful for the Prevacid though, because without it Lily would be unable to keep her food down and would have to have major surgery or a feeding tube. She came so close to that as an infant and when I think back on those days, I'm so incredibly grateful that she responded well to the Prevacid. Maybe some day she will even be able to swallow the Prevacid pill. But, I guess I'm getting ahead of myself, huh? ;)