Alternatives to a Barium Swallow Study?

What did her doctor suggest? Perhaps she'd cooperate if she's mildly sedated with an antianxiety medication. Perhaps a child therapist could help her.

I suggest continuing to get her co operation for 8 hours is likely reinforcing her need to not cooperate. That much time becomes a power struggle. No one wins. Threatening to leave her makes the situation worse by adding to her feelings of having no power and creates fear. You won't leave her. Making threats you cannot follow through on compromises your relationship. She will not believe you when you make other statements. She loses trust in what you say.

I suggest you back off, stop pushing her, allow her to save face. At this point, she's entrenched in no.

Have you and the LSP sympathized with her, explained why this is important and genuinely let her decide?

I am not sure how you are going to get her to take a bite or if there are any alternatives to the swallow test. Your doctor doesn’t have any other suggestions? The most important thing is to take her off Pediasure as it is just a chemical toxic drink full of GMO’s. Find a healthy plant based protein shake instead. If you would like me to send you a sample of the brand I use and recommend, just let me know. Good luck! I really hope she will cooperate so that you can get to the bottom of this.

well, you screwed the pooch by making a threat you didn't (and couldn't) actually follow through with.

don't do that.

while it's exasperating that she's that strong-willed, it's also kind of admirable.

the specialists should have some better coping techniques. this isn't their first rodeo.

but it IS a hospital. i'd make arrangements to do exactly what you first said you'd do- leave her there until she cooperates.

it's also possible that some mild sedation could make her a little more amenable to persuasion.
khairete
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This sounds like a question you should be asking her doctor.