One of little guys tests is done. It was painful getting a bunch of iv pokes. I was ready to choke the tech. I wouldn't let her do the third one, called in someone that was good at kids iv's and he made it look easy. Now thanks to her my child is terrified of iv's. He had numbing cream on and she went beside and above it?! Anyone could see the vein to use! What's worse is things are looking like he will need surgery. How big of a surgery will be determined by the test next week. I would rather cut off my own leg than have him go through any of this. I hate it.
The only bit of information that made me feel a bit better is that this isn't related to the strep he had. Or at least it doesn't look that way right now. So a bit of guilt has been lifted but not the feeling of helplessness that he has to go through this at all.
I had my brave mommy face on all day and then cried all night. Thank goodness that I can go into work a little late and it's OK. Nobody gets bothered by it.
My dh starts in his new department in a week. I am relieved that he will be in a stable job for now. His pay is going up which is good so that means the LOC will be going down faster.
My friend invited me to visit her in New Jersey. I am in a state of flux right now with my little guy. Once life settles down again may take her up on it. We used to be next door neighbours 20 years ago and then we were co-workers for many years. I miss her. Her 3 kids were adorable and have now grown into beautiful successful people. She went through a nasty divorce right after I did. She met her soul mate online and moved across the country. She is happy, she looks as good as she did 20 years ago. I always wished she was my older sister. I think I would really enjoy a week with her.
Here is today's accomplishment:
The Good Things:
great kids
Things that suck:
I would give anything to trade places with my son.
4 comments:
I'm so sorry to hear about your son! Why would you think it was strep related? My son is going through a serious bout of strep right now, so that sentence stood out to me.
Yes, IV's. Not everyone can do it right. When I'm having testing done and need an IV I demand that the anesthesiologist does it. I don't trust anyone since I had a horrible experience before. AND I never let them put it in the hand. OUCH.
It's hard when your children are ill. Sending lots of good wishes and prayers your way, B-Kat. Hoping everything comes out okay.
You can get a complication (one of many from strep) called Glomerulonephritis. So far his kidney seems to be functioning well and the trouble is the ureter. So he was likely born with this problem. Still very frightening awaiting what the fix will be.
Thanks for your kind words Sharon!
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