Today, we had a second doc appointment for Maya to receive the results of all her bloodwork and stool tests and to start her immunizations. The great news was that her bloodwork results were all normal- no anemia, no HepB or HIV, no elevated iron and no parasites of any kind in the poop. (Although she was very healthy at her referral medical, we wanted to be sure she hadn't contracted anything in the ensuing 8 months). We also seemed to have conquered any scabies.
Even though she has an immunization card from Vietnam, our pediatrician doesn't trust it. Turns out there is good reason for this as Maya had no antibodies to Hep B even though her immunization card said she was immunized. We are starting the immunization schedule from scratch.
I also brought Maya's abandonment photo and referral photos to have the doctor give her assessment again regarding age. This time we are in agreement - we think Maya is 6-8 weeks older than the birth certificate indicates (i.e., about 14-14.5 months). Even so, she is still above average height (on North American charts) and not delayed in any way. This is remarkable given the caregiver:baby ratio of 10:1 at the orphanage. I suspect the older children may have been providing a lot of additional stimulation.
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