Well we have had a very busy July. Auntie Kristen and Erik visited with Miss Kateybug. Little man got christened... and daddy left Aug 2nd. It has been a very tough couple weeks since he left.. he has actually been gone 11 days and its been horrible. But its getting better every day. First on Wednesday day 3 of daddy being gone, Kaden spiked a temp of 102.2 so after it wouldnt go down on its own, i took him to the UCC. And he got an IV put in his arm... 2 catheters and a bag on his winkie, tons of blood wor
k and a bruised ego! :( After 6 hours they gave him a antibiotic and had released him to wait for the results. Well it came back as a UTI. He is on more antibiotics until they do a Kidney scan and a VCUG test on him.. then another catheter to clear him of this bug. He should be GTG right now but they are not taking any chances. Well after we got home that night I thought i was just exhausted.. well i ended up with what i thought was the flu. I had temp of 102 myself and was misurable and nothing helped!! Linda came over after Kadens follow up on Thursday and took care of Kaden so i could just medicate and rest. Well that ended up going into the over night.. thank you Linda! next day i was tired and still weak but glad to be up and moving. Still had a low grade temp but was ok. Saturday was okay.. sunday i started getting a killer headache. Well Monday night still no relief after anything i did. So to Mary Immaculate hospital i went. Glad i went there too, cuz even though i bitched the whole time, they did give me good care. Otherwise, after 4 or so hours, they asked if i had someone who could give me a ride home so they could give me good stuff. I called Lynn.. thanks again!! then after they got the headache somewhat under control and after a cat scan and lots of blood work reviled pretty much nothing, they asked if i would concent to a spinal tap to check for Meningitis. Yep, the doc guilted me cuz of the welfare of my son! thanks!! well, Linda and Kaden got kicked out and they did the procedure and i was confined to bed. well after an hour it came back as Viral Meningitis... and well that ment a few things. They HAD to admit me by law, and i couldnt see Kaden until this cleared up. Talk about heart wrenching. The Er folks told me i'd be in 12 hours.. so i decided to have Kaden stay with Linda for the night until i was released later that day. The doc comes in a couple hours later and tells me i will be there 48-72 hours until this culture for bacterial meningitis comes back negative. Oh heck no!! i didnt take that laying down. Though i knew my son was in great hands, i wanted him in MINE! So Linda and Ron gratiously took on taking care of their Godson during this time.. what the hell would I do without them??? and i was on quarentine still.. at the hospital. IT sucked!! Linda stopped by to give me my clothes and stuff for the next few days. and well they wouldnt even let me peek out my room to see my boy. they offered to have him watched so linda could come in.. and i didnt want him left with anyone else!! so the nurse had to deal with 
my screaming at her. Not her fault but the whole situation sucked! Well, i saw the infectious disease specialist on Tuesday.. they said it was still negative but had to give it more time. The doc came in on Wednesday morn.. still negative.. been 24 hours with no pain drugs.. i hadnt had a fever the entire time.. so they said if it was still neg this afternoon.. and the ID specialist cleared me.. i would be released that day. Well the ID specialist came in at 4:45.. my nurse called me at 4:50 and i told her I wanted to see my doc asap.. cuz i wasn't about to have to stay the night again cuz he punched out for the day! Well i got him.. and i was out in the hour! Enjoyed my last meal.. which was prolly the high point of the whole thing was the food.. it was pretty good and available all day.. not overnight.. but it wasnt bad. Well thats my last 11 days since my hubby left.. and it was a bad 11 days.. OH YEAH!! Kaden had his 2 month appt today! 11 lbs 4 oz, 23.5 inches long.. doing very good.. got his shots.. NOT HAPPY! but will be just fine!! :) What a milestone. Looking forward to easier times coming forward.. cuz i really really dont want to have this keep up for the rest of Bill's deployment!!
k and a bruised ego! :( After 6 hours they gave him a antibiotic and had released him to wait for the results. Well it came back as a UTI. He is on more antibiotics until they do a Kidney scan and a VCUG test on him.. then another catheter to clear him of this bug. He should be GTG right now but they are not taking any chances. Well after we got home that night I thought i was just exhausted.. well i ended up with what i thought was the flu. I had temp of 102 myself and was misurable and nothing helped!! Linda came over after Kadens follow up on Thursday and took care of Kaden so i could just medicate and rest. Well that ended up going into the over night.. thank you Linda! next day i was tired and still weak but glad to be up and moving. Still had a low grade temp but was ok. Saturday was okay.. sunday i started getting a killer headache. Well Monday night still no relief after anything i did. So to Mary Immaculate hospital i went. Glad i went there too, cuz even though i bitched the whole time, they did give me good care. Otherwise, after 4 or so hours, they asked if i had someone who could give me a ride home so they could give me good stuff. I called Lynn.. thanks again!! then after they got the headache somewhat under control and after a cat scan and lots of blood work reviled pretty much nothing, they asked if i would concent to a spinal tap to check for Meningitis. Yep, the doc guilted me cuz of the welfare of my son! thanks!! well, Linda and Kaden got kicked out and they did the procedure and i was confined to bed. well after an hour it came back as Viral Meningitis... and well that ment a few things. They HAD to admit me by law, and i couldnt see Kaden until this cleared up. Talk about heart wrenching. The Er folks told me i'd be in 12 hours.. so i decided to have Kaden stay with Linda for the night until i was released later that day. The doc comes in a couple hours later and tells me i will be there 48-72 hours until this culture for bacterial meningitis comes back negative. Oh heck no!! i didnt take that laying down. Though i knew my son was in great hands, i wanted him in MINE! So Linda and Ron gratiously took on taking care of their Godson during this time.. what the hell would I do without them??? and i was on quarentine still.. at the hospital. IT sucked!! Linda stopped by to give me my clothes and stuff for the next few days. and well they wouldnt even let me peek out my room to see my boy. they offered to have him watched so linda could come in.. and i didnt want him left with anyone else!! so the nurse had to deal with 
my screaming at her. Not her fault but the whole situation sucked! Well, i saw the infectious disease specialist on Tuesday.. they said it was still negative but had to give it more time. The doc came in on Wednesday morn.. still negative.. been 24 hours with no pain drugs.. i hadnt had a fever the entire time.. so they said if it was still neg this afternoon.. and the ID specialist cleared me.. i would be released that day. Well the ID specialist came in at 4:45.. my nurse called me at 4:50 and i told her I wanted to see my doc asap.. cuz i wasn't about to have to stay the night again cuz he punched out for the day! Well i got him.. and i was out in the hour! Enjoyed my last meal.. which was prolly the high point of the whole thing was the food.. it was pretty good and available all day.. not overnight.. but it wasnt bad. Well thats my last 11 days since my hubby left.. and it was a bad 11 days.. OH YEAH!! Kaden had his 2 month appt today! 11 lbs 4 oz, 23.5 inches long.. doing very good.. got his shots.. NOT HAPPY! but will be just fine!! :) What a milestone. Looking forward to easier times coming forward.. cuz i really really dont want to have this keep up for the rest of Bill's deployment!!
