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What can I do if my ex isn't giving our child her medicine properly. Theres 3 meds he doesn't give her.

My daughter is 6, and before being put on Singular would have serious allery problems. Her nose would run constatly and she would be miserable. The exchamges with her father were always hard because she'd come home with a runny nose and for the next week we'd be fighting trying to get it to clear up. Shes been to the Drs numorous times. Anyway, for the past few years shes been on Singular and its helped tremendously. But, her father doesn't give it to her properly. He either only gives her 1, none at all or only for part of his visits. I've sent reminders, texted him, gotten Drs notes. But he doesn't give it to her,

Last yr she was in prek (09-10) and I noticed that after I found out he was getting a divorce she started coming home sick again. I had gotten into a habit of counting her pills or only sending what she needs so knew that she wasn't being given her medicine. Of course she ended up getting sick alot with sinus infections then strep. After being on antibiotics for 2 months I decided that something needed to be done because that wasn't healthy for her. I tried contacting lawyers to find someone to help me, but since I coudn't afford one I couldn't do anything (I was afraid if I took it to court he'd get a lawyer and make me look bad). I ended up deciding the best thing would be to have her tonsils and adnoids out because they were huge and with the sinus junk she couldn't get over any sickness. Her father of course blames me for her being sick, thats its not his fault because he didn't give her the meds.

I also asked for a modification on support. He tried to get custody, but after hiring a social worker he didn't get custody. I was able to get a lawyer to help me this time and told both her and the social worker about him not giving her the meds. He told them its my fault because I don't sent it over (not true). He, months after the mediation still isn't properly giving her the meds. She doesn't get as sick, but still gets a runny nose.

She is also on pravacid for acid reflux. A few yrs ago she started complaing that her stomach hurt bad, and after testing (xrays, blood work) her pedi put her on prevacid. It seemed to help for a while and we stopped it. Last yr, after I told her about a vacation we were going to take after her summer vacation with her dad, she started complaining her stomach hurt again. I took her back to the pedi and told her that I think it may be nerves but she wanted my daughter to see a GI apecialist. After a few vistits with him, he recommended her to a pyciatrist. I finally found 1 we like so have her set to see her on the 27th. Her GI dr though wants to wean her off the prevacid so he can figuer out if she needs further treatment for the relux.

She is also on Veramist. The dr wants her on it to shrink the membranes in her nose. I've sent over an extra bottle but he doesn't give it to her

Since she is not properly on the medicine and has been harmed by it (singular-infections/strep) is there nothing I can do. I've tried documenting dates where I kno he didn't give it to her (counting pills).

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