School Refusal & An Updated Diagnosis
1 year ago
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
What I did on my Spring Break
My bed.
My nurse board.
I had to take a picture of my IV.
Here is my lugsureous accomodations.
We had a wild ride this weekend. Our start to spring break included adding two more kids to the mix just for the weekend. A 9 month old baby boy and a 19 month old toddler came to stay on Friday night and were suppose to be here through the weekend until......I got really sick.
I didn't even know I was sick because I was so busy this week. On Wednesday I brought baby boy to the take care clinic because his ear was draining brown stuff. He had been congested a few days so I thought it was a good idea. Robert had also been coughing for a few days so I got him checked out too. I love that the take care clinic is so close to our house and it has better hours then our regular doctor's office. But I really wonder sometimes where the doctors there got their medical degrees. Anyway, baby boy gets checked out and the doctor tells me his ear tube isn't in right anymore so it's not draining the way it should and his ear is inflamed and red. She gives him an antibiotic. Next is Robert. She checks him over, asks me some questions and then says she thinks it's viral and will run it's course. Great.
On to Thursday. I made an appointment with our regular ped. because Robert's bloody noses were getting worse. I was concerned and thought maybe the doctor would cauterize it. Of course once I get there she tells me I would need an ENT to do it.
Moving on to Friday. In the morning I remember feeling tired (but I'm always tired.) I was busy getting ready for our respite placement and figured that I had been working out too much and that would explain my fatigue. The appointment with the ENT wasn't at our local office, I had to drive about a half hour away (which sucks.) Once we were in the office I started to feel some chills. But I thought "I can't be getting sick, I have two more kids coming in an hour." The ENT comes in to check Robert out and tells me he can't do anything for the bloody nose because he has a sinus infection. It only took three doctor visits to get that diagnosis. He prescribed him an antibiotic and we were on our way. We got home about a half hour before the boys were going to arrive and I finally had a chance to sit down. That's when I knew. I went and took my temperature and it was over 100.
I though "what can I do these boys are going to pull in the driveway any minute?" I guess I was hoping that it was a 24 hour thing and I would be feeling better in the morning. No such luck. Thankfully everyone slept on Friday night and we managed all five kids. But as the day went on and my fever kept getting higher I knew this wasn't a "24 hour thing."
My mom called an offered to come over to help (thank God.) She was helping with the kids but ended up coming with me to the take care clinic. Once there they took and x-ray and told me I have pneumonia. I had already decided that that was what was wrong with me. He gave me an antibiotic and I was on my way. I went home still feeling crappy only to have my temp. continue to rise. First it was 102, then 102.7, then 103.7. I was getting scared and I felt awful. Jeremy called the nurse from the take care clinic and told her I was taking tylenol with codine for my pain and fever. The nurse said that I needed to be taking regular tylenol because tylenol with codine doesn't have enough asedominophon in it. Once I had a real dose of tylenol I could feel my fever break. It took all night for the fever to come down but by morning it was better.
My hope was that Sunday would be the day I would start really feeling better. Not so much. My chest was hurting so bad I just knew something wasn't right. So, mom to the rescue again and Jer and I headed off to the local emergency room. We got there at about 2:00 p.m. After about 6 hours, several blood draws and a CT scan they decided to admit me. My white count was at 26,000 and it should be at 10,000. My CT scan showed a serious pneumonia in both the top and bottom of my left lung and the pain was coming from the pneumonia that was at the top of my lung wall where the nerves are the most sensitive. It's called Pleurisy.
Monday was spent in the hospital resting and receiving IV antibiotics. but more fun on Monday night. Baby boy breaks out in hives and we have no idea why. Jeremy sat with him at the ER until midnight. The doctor thinks he was having a reaction to his antibiotic.
So, it's Tuesday and I made it home. I'm on the mend, the kids are on the mend, and our hope is that we can spend some relaxing time together as a family this upcoming week.
My nurse board.
I had to take a picture of my IV.
Here is my lugsureous accomodations.
We had a wild ride this weekend. Our start to spring break included adding two more kids to the mix just for the weekend. A 9 month old baby boy and a 19 month old toddler came to stay on Friday night and were suppose to be here through the weekend until......I got really sick.
I didn't even know I was sick because I was so busy this week. On Wednesday I brought baby boy to the take care clinic because his ear was draining brown stuff. He had been congested a few days so I thought it was a good idea. Robert had also been coughing for a few days so I got him checked out too. I love that the take care clinic is so close to our house and it has better hours then our regular doctor's office. But I really wonder sometimes where the doctors there got their medical degrees. Anyway, baby boy gets checked out and the doctor tells me his ear tube isn't in right anymore so it's not draining the way it should and his ear is inflamed and red. She gives him an antibiotic. Next is Robert. She checks him over, asks me some questions and then says she thinks it's viral and will run it's course. Great.
On to Thursday. I made an appointment with our regular ped. because Robert's bloody noses were getting worse. I was concerned and thought maybe the doctor would cauterize it. Of course once I get there she tells me I would need an ENT to do it.
Moving on to Friday. In the morning I remember feeling tired (but I'm always tired.) I was busy getting ready for our respite placement and figured that I had been working out too much and that would explain my fatigue. The appointment with the ENT wasn't at our local office, I had to drive about a half hour away (which sucks.) Once we were in the office I started to feel some chills. But I thought "I can't be getting sick, I have two more kids coming in an hour." The ENT comes in to check Robert out and tells me he can't do anything for the bloody nose because he has a sinus infection. It only took three doctor visits to get that diagnosis. He prescribed him an antibiotic and we were on our way. We got home about a half hour before the boys were going to arrive and I finally had a chance to sit down. That's when I knew. I went and took my temperature and it was over 100.
I though "what can I do these boys are going to pull in the driveway any minute?" I guess I was hoping that it was a 24 hour thing and I would be feeling better in the morning. No such luck. Thankfully everyone slept on Friday night and we managed all five kids. But as the day went on and my fever kept getting higher I knew this wasn't a "24 hour thing."
My mom called an offered to come over to help (thank God.) She was helping with the kids but ended up coming with me to the take care clinic. Once there they took and x-ray and told me I have pneumonia. I had already decided that that was what was wrong with me. He gave me an antibiotic and I was on my way. I went home still feeling crappy only to have my temp. continue to rise. First it was 102, then 102.7, then 103.7. I was getting scared and I felt awful. Jeremy called the nurse from the take care clinic and told her I was taking tylenol with codine for my pain and fever. The nurse said that I needed to be taking regular tylenol because tylenol with codine doesn't have enough asedominophon in it. Once I had a real dose of tylenol I could feel my fever break. It took all night for the fever to come down but by morning it was better.
My hope was that Sunday would be the day I would start really feeling better. Not so much. My chest was hurting so bad I just knew something wasn't right. So, mom to the rescue again and Jer and I headed off to the local emergency room. We got there at about 2:00 p.m. After about 6 hours, several blood draws and a CT scan they decided to admit me. My white count was at 26,000 and it should be at 10,000. My CT scan showed a serious pneumonia in both the top and bottom of my left lung and the pain was coming from the pneumonia that was at the top of my lung wall where the nerves are the most sensitive. It's called Pleurisy.
Monday was spent in the hospital resting and receiving IV antibiotics. but more fun on Monday night. Baby boy breaks out in hives and we have no idea why. Jeremy sat with him at the ER until midnight. The doctor thinks he was having a reaction to his antibiotic.
So, it's Tuesday and I made it home. I'm on the mend, the kids are on the mend, and our hope is that we can spend some relaxing time together as a family this upcoming week.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Nose bleeds, nose bleeds, and more nose bleeds!
Poor Robert gets really bad nose bleeds. In the winter it's because the air is so dry in our house. I would say on average he gets one about once a week. In the last two days though he has had at least 6-10 and they are getting harder to stop. I'm taking him into the doctor this afternoon. I'm not sure what they will do but I'm hoping it's something that will help him to get rid of the nose bleeds.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Spring, Spring, Spring!
This is what Robert and I do when Evi is at school and baby boy is napping. The weather has been so great and Robert and I are getting outside as much as we can. Today we went through all the classic Spring things to do. We played baseball, soccer, rode bikes and scooters, and blew bubbles. Now we will have nothing left for tomorrow.
Nothing says Spring like blowing bubbles.
He loves swinging on the swing in our yard.
He loves riding his big wheel.
This kid really can't be any cuter.
Nothing says Spring like blowing bubbles.
He loves swinging on the swing in our yard.
He loves riding his big wheel.
This kid really can't be any cuter.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Just a few words.
So I'm always writing blog posts in my head but very rarely actually write anything. I decided to just let it flow. This last week I started working out. I have done some stuff in the past but never really made it a life style change. I decided that this time i need to make a commitment to changing how I eat and begin exercising because I just need to be more healthy. My allergies have gotten so bad so I'm starting allergy shots in the hopes that my nasal polyps will stay away. Since starting the shots my asthma has really kicked up and I have needed to give myself nebulizing treatments. And now only four weeks out from surgery I have a sinus infection. Hello steroids and antibiotics.
Why is it that once I commit to living a more healthy life I begin to feel worse. Oh yeah and I quit smoking again (it's been 4 weeks.) I'm so proud of the healthy choices I'm making but still feel so crappy. It's so hard not to eat all the junk and instead pick up a bag of carrot sticks. It's hard to get to bed at a reasonable time every night. It's hard to even find the time to go to the gym with three little kids 6 and under.
life in general is hard. If it's not one thing, it's another. I feel like all I do is drive my kids around. It's not even like I have them overbooked. Evi does gymnastics and a midweek program at church. Robert isn't in anything right now and neither is baby boy. But....Evi has attachment therapy and Robert has speech as well as the many doctor appointments we go to. So i guess we are overbooked but it's not with extracurricular things. And then when you add in baby boys visits and appointments no wonder I feel like all I do is run around.
What I want to know is, how do you find a balance? How do you slow down? Why is it that kids today are so different from when we were kids? I think I'm a good mom and that I do all that i can for my kids. But do i do too much? Why do my kids feel like they can tell me what to do and talk back on a daily basis? Why do they think it's okay to tell me no? I'm not a push over, I may be worn down...but I'm not a push over. Yet my kids still have no fear and pretty much run the house, I know we always say "well that's kids" but is it really. I didn't tell my parents "no," I'm not sure what would have happened if I did but I knew I didn't want to find out. I wasn't perfect as a kid. i know I whined a lot but I listened to my parents and knew that when they yelled or told me to stop doing something I needed to stop.
Kids are hard, especially kids with special needs. I had no idea how hard parenting was going to be. I had no idea that getting older would be this hard, I had no idea that adulthood would have so many challenges. Why is it that when I was in college all I wanted to do was graduate and start my life? At that time the idea of getting married and having kids seemed so beautiful.
Don't get me wrong, it is beautiful. I have had every one of my dreams come true and I'm so blessed. But as they say "every rose has it's thorn." I just want to get to a place of peace. That's my prayer for this Monday, that God will give me his peace that surpasses all understanding.
Why is it that once I commit to living a more healthy life I begin to feel worse. Oh yeah and I quit smoking again (it's been 4 weeks.) I'm so proud of the healthy choices I'm making but still feel so crappy. It's so hard not to eat all the junk and instead pick up a bag of carrot sticks. It's hard to get to bed at a reasonable time every night. It's hard to even find the time to go to the gym with three little kids 6 and under.
life in general is hard. If it's not one thing, it's another. I feel like all I do is drive my kids around. It's not even like I have them overbooked. Evi does gymnastics and a midweek program at church. Robert isn't in anything right now and neither is baby boy. But....Evi has attachment therapy and Robert has speech as well as the many doctor appointments we go to. So i guess we are overbooked but it's not with extracurricular things. And then when you add in baby boys visits and appointments no wonder I feel like all I do is run around.
What I want to know is, how do you find a balance? How do you slow down? Why is it that kids today are so different from when we were kids? I think I'm a good mom and that I do all that i can for my kids. But do i do too much? Why do my kids feel like they can tell me what to do and talk back on a daily basis? Why do they think it's okay to tell me no? I'm not a push over, I may be worn down...but I'm not a push over. Yet my kids still have no fear and pretty much run the house, I know we always say "well that's kids" but is it really. I didn't tell my parents "no," I'm not sure what would have happened if I did but I knew I didn't want to find out. I wasn't perfect as a kid. i know I whined a lot but I listened to my parents and knew that when they yelled or told me to stop doing something I needed to stop.
Kids are hard, especially kids with special needs. I had no idea how hard parenting was going to be. I had no idea that getting older would be this hard, I had no idea that adulthood would have so many challenges. Why is it that when I was in college all I wanted to do was graduate and start my life? At that time the idea of getting married and having kids seemed so beautiful.
Don't get me wrong, it is beautiful. I have had every one of my dreams come true and I'm so blessed. But as they say "every rose has it's thorn." I just want to get to a place of peace. That's my prayer for this Monday, that God will give me his peace that surpasses all understanding.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Robert can't seem to stay awake.
Poor guy fell asleep during a StarWars movie.
Here he is sleeping while coloring.
Here he is sleeping while coloring.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Chuck-E- Cheeses
She's famous!
Notice anyone missing?
He won't go anywhere near the "real" Chuck-E
Hitting them hard.
Robert and Jake (the birthday boy)
Daddy and Evi
Ready for the road.
Mommy and Robert
Robert loves monster trucks so this was a lot of fun.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Favorite Photo Friday
This was taken when we visited in December of 2006. I was attempting for it to look professional. The best part was that he peed on the comforter while we were taking the pics. It took at least 5 tries to get a new one because the front desk didn't understand what we were asking.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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