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9/11/08, My 2 days from HELL!!!
- Sep 11, 2008 at 10:59 PM
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It all started yesterday morning, I took my little guy in to the dr. because he's been tugging on his ears, turns out that his 2 yr molars are coming in strong. He was overdue for his shots, so he got 2 yesterday. Next event...While I was at the dr. I mentioned to her that the night before my little evil munchkin BIT his big bro and it broke through his skin, she then tells me he needs to be seen asap to get on antibiotics immidiately. So I bring my lil guy home to my mother, and I wait an hour to pick up my big guy from first grade. We then drive to the dr. and she said, yes, he definitely needs antibiotics before it gets infected, not only could it get infected on the wound, but with a bite, it maybe get infected in his blood stream, so we started antibiotics yesterday. Rewind a few hours, my Grandmother mentions to me and my mother she was getting some sort of "indigestion" and she was going to lay down. Now fast forward back to when I come home from dr. with my big guy (are you following me?). I come home from the dr. and I went to check in on my Grandmother (we live in a 3 family house), she's STILL IN BED, "indigestion"??? I think not. I said, Gram, whats the matter, are you throwing up or anything? She said, no, just really bad stomach pains. So I said, well, let me call your dr. (A little bit of history, my Grandmother is an 82 yr old colon cancer survivor, our cancer HELL YEAR was 8 years ago, she had surgery and went through chemo and thankfully, it's been gone since, knock on wood). So, when I mentioned the dr. she freaked out and said that she was in too much pain to get up and go to the dr. (uh, hello, last time I checked, that would be a red flag to GO see a dr.). So I call her dr. and he said to get her to the ER and to take an ambulance, just in case it was some sort of rupture. So we get to the hospital, they ran catscans, bloodwork, ekg, etc.etc. Results so far, her white blood count was off a little, her oxygen was low, and there is some sort of inflamation in her intestines. ER diagnoses for now is that it MIGHT be an intenstinal infection, so they admitted her to the hospital, and they were going to be running some tests the next day (today). So, what a relief, so far, they can treat her with antibiotics and morphine for the time being. So, I left the hospital at 10 pm with a huge PHEW sigh, a sigh that meant, well, so far, thank GOD he doesn't think its another tumor, and a sigh that meant, thank God I can go home and get to sleep, (hubby put the kids to bed, which was a miracle in itself). Until I got home....I walk in the door to my lil guy screaming and crying, that hurt pain sick scream. My husband said he woke up 5 minutes before i walked in like that and he didn't call me cause he knew I was almost home and didn't want me to worry. So I grab him and my hands almost melt. You probably guessed it, HIGH FEVER FROM HIS SHOTS (now don't you ppl go on about immunizations, I'm all for it, but hate when they get fever from it, I'd rather they get fever for a night, then get polymicrobilosaurus), so I gave him some motrin and pedialyte (which I always have on hand in the fridge) and it went down a little, not all the way, but not 104 WHICH IT WAS!!! So I let him sleep in bed with me so I can monitor him (yeah smack my hand now for that), and we were up ALLLLL night with him moaning, crying, fever spiking, fever dropping, etc). In the morning just when the baby was silently sleeping for a good 1/2 hour straight I said, hmmm, I really don't feel good at all, maybe cause I'm tired, I went to get a drink and OMG my THROAT WAS ON FIRE!!! I went back to my room to go back to bed and said, WOW it's hot in here, and my hubby said, what are you nuts, is freaking icicles in here. I layed next to him and said, Sue YOUR BURNING UP, YUP, now I had a freaking fever. So then, it was a relief that my dad drove my big guy to school IN THE POLICE CAR which he got a real kick out of, his friends thought he was SO "COOL", lol. So, then I realize, OH CRAP I'M supposed to sing at the 9/11 ceremony. So, then I had to call the organizer and unfortunately cancel. I was so mad about that. Then onto the next hour, my bro is/was a fireman/police officer during the 9/11 tragedy, and he voluteered at the World Trade Center sight on that horrifying day. He worked there for 2 1/2 days. For the past few years, he has been having alot of respiratory problems, and this past month he has been really bad, and he went to the ER today because he could hardly breathe, well, IRONICALLY, TODAY, on the anniversary of the horrific day, my brother finds out he may have permanent lung damage due to being at the sight of the WORLD TRADE CENTER, and being there when the second Tower collapsed. So this is another tragedy that we will have to deal with as a family, after he gets testing done by a specialist. Fast forward another hr or 2, my Aunt called from the hospital (she was visiting my grandmother) and my grandmother is very disoriented in the hospital, we're hoping from the meds! So anyway, my aunt said that my grandmother told her some dr came and said that he ran some more tests today and that they found some things wrong, but my grandmother doesn't remember, or didn't understand what he meant. My aunt asked the nurse to check on her file to see what the diagnosis was, and she looked at the chart and said, I'm sorry, we can't disclose that information to anyone but the patient, only the dr. can speak to you about it, and the nurse gave my aunt the dr's card with his number on it. But it was already 9 pm and we have to wait to call tomorrow, my aunt gets home and reads the card, and sadly, and unfortunately, the dr that spoke to my grandmother was a CANCER specialist. So, we have to live through tonights worries, tears, and sadness, and wait till tomorrow to hear if it is good news or bad. But, putting 2 and 2 together, about the nurse not wanting to say anything, and the CANCER specialist, our hopes are little right now. So, even if you don't believe in God, please tonight, just say a prayer for my Grandmother anyway, say a pray, send good wishes, do some positive voodoo, whatever you do, please do it for my Grandmother tonight. Thank you all for reading this LONG LONG journal, I just wanted to vent about my horrible past 2 days!
Comments:
I am so sorry you had such a horrible couple of days. I will pray for your grandmother and your family. hangin there.
well to start off with.. im so sorry for everything that you & your family are going through right now. second, i hope that everyone (grandmother & brother) is ok. third, i hope your little boy is feeling better & your fever has went down. good luck with everything. glad you got to vent. my prayers are with your family.
I am sorry you are going thru all this! I've said a little prayer for you.
Oh Hun, what an aweful time you have had. I hope everyone gets to feeling better real soon. Try to get some rest tonight, and try not to worry until they tell you what there is to worry about or not. In the meantime, I've said a prayer, and hope all turns out well for your family.
I'm sorry things have been so crazy and hard for you. Hang in there, and don't give up hope... (((BIG HUGS)))
OMG! When it rains it pours... I will be praying for your family. I am so sorry.
I will also be praying for you and your family, im sorry that you guys are going through such a hard time right now. I hope you guys get through it soon...Stay strong!!
Oh, boy, Sue, I really am sorry. My thoughts & prayers are with you & your family. Please let me know if there's anything I can do.
I'm sorry your having a rough couple of days I hope you feel better soon take care of your self all the stress your going through is not good for your health and what would your family do with out you. I will be thinking good thoughts for your family and hope the out come is good for everyone.
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Wow! That is a lot to go through. I am praying for your family.
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