So last night Leila had a fever of about 103 F. I gave her motrin and we wiped her down with a cold cloth, and the temperature started going down, but since she'd just had a medical procedure I was worried. H took her to the ER where they found she has the flu, but ran some other tests as well for internal bleeding. Luckily they found nothing. But what are the chances of getting the flu like that?
I hope this is the end of our medical mysteries.
While at the ER Leila got an internal x-ray after being pumped full of some fluid- probably radioactive. We're a little worried about what all this cell bombardment will do to her body- that's 2 x-rays in less than a week.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Good news!
Leila's colonoscopy went well, and we are home a little less than three hours after we left. The dr. didn't find anything to be worried about, and recommended more fiber in the diet.
Leila is eating goldfish and watching cartoons, settled in on the couch for the day. It's a good day for snuggling with a misty rainyish kind of day outside.
Leila is a great patient. Yesterday she woke up thrilled to be eating jello for the day- "This is the best day," she proclaimed. After just jello, broth, and juice she did cry a little bit from hunger, but that was soon fixed with popsicles and lifesavers and permission to eat as much of them as she wanted.
She wasn't scared this morning, but she did want some hugs, and everything was fine until she felt yucky after the procedure. But now she is fine.
So, thank you for your prayers and thoughs, and thank God for protection and good health.
Leila is eating goldfish and watching cartoons, settled in on the couch for the day. It's a good day for snuggling with a misty rainyish kind of day outside.
Leila is a great patient. Yesterday she woke up thrilled to be eating jello for the day- "This is the best day," she proclaimed. After just jello, broth, and juice she did cry a little bit from hunger, but that was soon fixed with popsicles and lifesavers and permission to eat as much of them as she wanted.
She wasn't scared this morning, but she did want some hugs, and everything was fine until she felt yucky after the procedure. But now she is fine.
So, thank you for your prayers and thoughs, and thank God for protection and good health.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
the scary side of parenting
warning: not for the squeamish
Leila has had bloody stool several times in the last two weeks. After the second incident, I took her to the dr, and she sent us for a kub x-ray (kidney, uretha, bladder) and then to a gastroenterologist right away. The gas. dr. scheduled a colonoscopy for Monday morning. This means no solid food on Sunday- just jello (and I have to find halal jello!) and clear liquids. She also has to take some clean out assisters. Monday morning we report bright and early for anasthesia and the procedure.
The first dr. was leading toward Meckels Diverticulitus, but the specialist thinks polyps. I wasn't worried too much about this until H got on the internet and got more information about these. Now I'm doing alot of praying and working off putting off worrying about it until we actually know what to worry about.
We've always been so fortunate. Yeah, there have been lots of standard sicknesses, and Ali had jaundice and asthma issues, but still, nothing too serious. I hope this isn't serious either.
It feels totally trivial after that to add that this week was terrible. I worked an 11 hour day on Tuesday and ran all over the campus for the first day of the semester(didn't feel sciatic pain luckily, partly do to the copious amounts of ibuprofen), came home to the news of Leila's stool and a vomiting Ali, and had to leave work early on a busy Wednesday for a dr.'s appt as well as find a sub for Thursday morning- not ideal the second day of class. Thursday and Friday I felt the effects on my sciatic nerve of all the running around. Luckily this morning has been spent in bed- except for making blueberry pancakes- and the rest of the day is birthday parties- Leila has one this afternoon, and I get to go to girl's night out this evening. Yeah! Tomorrow we plan to stay home for the great prep day, so we'll get lots of rest, too.
Leila has had bloody stool several times in the last two weeks. After the second incident, I took her to the dr, and she sent us for a kub x-ray (kidney, uretha, bladder) and then to a gastroenterologist right away. The gas. dr. scheduled a colonoscopy for Monday morning. This means no solid food on Sunday- just jello (and I have to find halal jello!) and clear liquids. She also has to take some clean out assisters. Monday morning we report bright and early for anasthesia and the procedure.
The first dr. was leading toward Meckels Diverticulitus, but the specialist thinks polyps. I wasn't worried too much about this until H got on the internet and got more information about these. Now I'm doing alot of praying and working off putting off worrying about it until we actually know what to worry about.
We've always been so fortunate. Yeah, there have been lots of standard sicknesses, and Ali had jaundice and asthma issues, but still, nothing too serious. I hope this isn't serious either.
It feels totally trivial after that to add that this week was terrible. I worked an 11 hour day on Tuesday and ran all over the campus for the first day of the semester(didn't feel sciatic pain luckily, partly do to the copious amounts of ibuprofen), came home to the news of Leila's stool and a vomiting Ali, and had to leave work early on a busy Wednesday for a dr.'s appt as well as find a sub for Thursday morning- not ideal the second day of class. Thursday and Friday I felt the effects on my sciatic nerve of all the running around. Luckily this morning has been spent in bed- except for making blueberry pancakes- and the rest of the day is birthday parties- Leila has one this afternoon, and I get to go to girl's night out this evening. Yeah! Tomorrow we plan to stay home for the great prep day, so we'll get lots of rest, too.
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