Taking care of treasures

Jul. 9, 2008

Hospital stays on the 4th.

I have to start by saying, I am so glad the weekend is over. Do you ever hear someone say that?!

So, Friday was the 4th and we were staying with relatives out of town and our Noah woke up with the right side of his face so swelled up. It looked like he had a baseball in his cheek. We went to the E.R. and they decided the tooth was infected. They sent us home with penicilin.     The next day we were back at home and his cheek was not at all better. In fact, his eye was starting to swell. We ended up in the clinic and our Pediatrician sent us to the E.R. He wanted us to have blood tests and anything else necessary. After 4 hours of waiting we ended up staying in the hospital. We were there from Saturday afternoon to Monday morning. His blood count was high which meant his infection was trying to spread. Not good. It was scary!!! Monday we were discharged to go another hospital where an oral surgeon would see Noah and within 2 hours, Noah was in surgery. They removed 4 teeth!!!! Two were infected and 2 on the other side were just bad and I said as long as you have him asleep you may as well just take them all.   Whew, that is a lot of info-I know. I was so glad to get out of there. So was Noah. When anyone would come in our room he would ask them if they had any needles. He was really tired of the blood tests every morning. I was too. They would come in at 4 A.M. every morning to draw blood.   Uhhh, it was so exhausting.

Noah is doing great and he is totally back to normal.   I was so glad to hear him cracking jokes and acing like himself. He was so sick Friday and Saturday, he just slept and could barely walk he was so weak. Today, he took off running down the street with his friend.

I am so glad to be home!!!!        Everyone is glad that we're home.   Ellie really missed her mommy!!!

That was our weekend. I am still catching up sleep.       But God is good!!!! He took care of us! of Noah!

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Jul. 10, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by dukygurl

Sorry to hear about your rotten weekend!! I am glad your kiddo is better now. I am also glad to hear you praise God for medical help. I do the same but I know that some do not feel like that is the way to go. I am sure God hears your prayers at the hospital as well as in the home and can work miraculously with doctors, nurses, and meds as well. Welcome home!!

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Jul. 10, 2008 - Please know

Posted by dukygurl

I do completely agree with your decision! I would have absolutely done the same! I have a friend who wouldn't though and I worry now and then that there are times when she should relent a little on her strict "all natural" route! It is scarey. I too birth in hospitals and when there is a serious injury or illness that doesn't improve (like we had recently) I think it is wonderful to have medical help! I hope my other comment did not sound like I was critical I did not mean it that way at all. It is hard sometimes to get the intent of a typed comment when you don't have the inflection and emotion of voice.

well wishes
Trish

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Jul. 29, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by myspeciallife

Wow; I'm so sorry, but that's good it was all taken care of & he's well praise God!

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