Once again, asking for prayers and lots of them.
Bry’s Nana is in the hospital yet again. I believe this is the third or fourth time since May. She keeps having internal bleeding because they have her on Flavix. They need her on that medication because of the stint in her heart. However, Plavix just works a lil’ too well in her case and causes the bleeding. Last time they had her in the hospital they did an endoscopy and a colonoscopy and found nothing. This time they’re doing a colonoscopy again.
I’m really hoping they can fix whatever is going on…you know, find the site where the internal bleeding is occuring. I’m thinking they should do a CAT Scan or something to see the bigger picture. They keep looking at her gastro intestinal tract thinking the bleeding is there. C’mon now, how many times have they thought that in the past month and have found nothing? It’s time to look somewhere else…like everywhere.
I told Bry if it comes to it, we will use AER for him to get back home. Plane tickets are just way too expensive. If we had his back pay from November we could do it on our own, but that still hasn’t been taken care of.
So, please, prayers for Nana that they find out what’s going on and that they can fix it. Everytime we hear she’s back in the hospital I worry that it’s going to be the last time she goes anywhere. I guess I just forget how tough that lil’ woman is.
*hugs*
~Jen
Newly impressed
We saw Dr. T today for the ear infection. That’s not what it is at all. She said his ears look fine. However, I was changing his diaper when she came in and her eyes got wide when she caught sight of his hydrocele. Right away she got us a referral. Tomorrow we go see a urologist. I’m scared as hell for my little boy. As parents we do everything we can to protect our children. There’s nothing I could have done to prevent this.
I must say she redeemed herself today. I have a new hope in her. And yes, I understand that she is incredibly over worked, it’s just hard when you constantly have negative experiences with the same doctor no matter if you’re the first appointment or somewhere else down the line. Every appointment I come prepped with questions and comments, never before today had I gotten to voice anything.
Annoyed
Yesterday we took John in at HSK due to a high fever. Turns out he just had an ear infection. But, they are rather good there and they took a full look at him. They brought up his hydrocele that he’s had since before he was born. According to Dr. T, it should shrink and the fluid there should just be absorbed by his system and be fine by the time he’s 1 year old. Well, he’s 9 months here soon and the Germans are concerned by the hydrocele. They believe that he might need surgery. They also took time to listen to Bry and I about it as far as what we’ve observed since he’s been born. That made the concern grow a bit more.
I’m annoyed because Dr. T is always rather quick and is out the door before a single question can be asked. Had she done her job properly, perhaps this could have been caught a lot earlier. Every time we say Dr. T she’d just bring up while poking the particular area, “Oh he has hydrocele” like it was new to her. Isn’t she like most doctors who review the patient’s chart right before seeing them? I guess not.
Sorry, I just needed to vent and having a doctor (a good doctor) in the family makes me know how a proper visit should be. There is a clear difference between her and the other docs we have at the clinic. She’s always rushed, the others take time to listen and observe.
I have an appointment with his PCM (found out that changed a couple of weeks ago) next week so he can look at it and possibly give a referral for surgery. I’m upset that it might come to that. Quite frankly, after talking to the doc in the family, more than likely it will. The hydrocele is connecting to a place it shouldn’t. The appointment line gave me a hard time about getting him in with his PCM being that it’s a family doctor and not a pediatrician. I was blunt and told them that Dr. T has overlooked this condition before with him. She’s also done that to another parent I know and her son (had the same thing my son has) had surgery around his first birthday. I’ll keep you all posted.
***Edit*** I just did some reading at WebMD and remembered more about the phone call with the doc in the family. It seems to be a communicating hydrocele. Meaning the swelling comes and goes and that surgery is needed to prevent a hernia in the groin.
*hugs*
~Jen
No eyeball surgery
Bry went in for the pre-op yesterday and they told him after an hour and a half of waiting, then some tests, and more waiting, that his corneas are too thin. If they did do the surgery he would have risked losing his vision in both eyes. Our neighbors mentioned that maybe he could get the permanent lenses put in his eyes. The off side to that is his prescription changes just about every year and you need to have a steady one for two years. He’s bummed about the whole thing but I’m alright about it. I had a bad feeling most of yesterday morning while he was gone so I’m rather glad it’s not happening. I’m chalking it up to women’s intuition.
*hugs*
~Jen
Tasty lookin’ treat.
I happend across that website while digging around www.thehill.com for info Becca posted in the group blog about.
*hugs*
~Jen
Diaper Rash
I’ve been dealin’ with this with John since about Tuesday now. Right away we went to the left over prescription creams to help it. It just kept getting worse. Last night I decided to search for some home remedies. Today Bry is going to get baby powder with cornstarch (thanks Tracy!) in it. Yesterday before his bed time, we blow dried his lil’ hiney after his bath and then put the creams on. We also let him hang out on a water proof pad without his diaper for fifteen minutes. This morning his chapped behind looked a lot better. So once we have the powder, we’ll ditch the creams. I’m hoping he’ll be cured by the time Bry has his surgery next week so I don’t have to deal with that on top of everything else.
*hugs*
~Jen
Eyeball Surgery
Next week Bry goes in for PRK surgery. It scares the heck out of me. For as long as I can remember, I have had a fear of stuff happening to eyes. Perhaps it stems from a first grade incident where a girl accidently stabbed me in the eye with her pencil. It didn’t do any damage but it hurt like heck. I like the idea of PRK better than Lasek since he won’t be left with a flap in each eye that will never heal. Ok, just typing that sentance made me blink countless times.
Oh, and I have to drive him to/from all the appointments before and after the surgery. I also get to take him to surgery. I highly dislike driving in this country. I’m a bit nervous about driving an hour or more away on a road that essentially has no speed limit. Perhaps I’ll stay in the right lane the entire time. Oh yeah, and for a week after the surgery, Bry can’t drive at all so I get to do all the errands, joy.
I’m also wondering how feeding John is going to be while we’re away from the house a good portion of the day. I really don’t wanna pack the boosterseat/high chair to feed him solids at the hospital. Nor do I want to have him finger paint with his food in my lap. If there is child care available those days, I’ll definately take it. However, I doubt it. We’re at least on the waiting list.
The job hunt isn’t going well either. I thought I would have heard back on that secretary position by now. If I knew where to call and inquire about it, I would.
*hugs*
~Jen
