MCADD (Amnio Fatty Acid D/O)

Farawyn · Aug 10, 2015

No, I had to Google it. :nurse:

Wave Watcher, I forgot, are you HS or grade school?

I would guess you'd have to keep snacks, educate the teachers, etc. I wonder how PE would play into this?

Wave Watcher · Aug 18, 2015

Hey, Farawayn! I am in elementary school. I spoke to the nurse specialist who has been taking care of this child for 5 years. She really calmed my concerns and fears. Each person with this d/o is different. This child is stable and the nurse said as long as I act appropriately when the child is vomiting or running a fever (call mom/grandparent) and have child picked up) then all should be well. The mom is over dramatic with the whole situation and does not believe that I nor anyone else at the school can take care of her child. News flash: Child has been at school for a week and has done just fine. No problems. It's going to be very interesting year for sure with this parent. Ugh!

amnesiac1c · Sep 11, 2015

I have a student with this. She's fine as long as she eats a snack at recess. My orders from her doctor basically say there shouldn't be an issue unless she gets sick and/or stops eating. Mom sends snacks & juice to keep on hand. I also have orders for checking her blood sugar if she has hypoglycemia symptoms & giving carbs if she's low. Not a big deal to manage thus far.