Thursday, May 31, 2012

Hey, thanks!

I've noticed I have had quite a few views in the past few days so I just wanted to take the time to stop and say thanks for reading! I hope you come back and read more sometime, maybe even get ambitious and click the follow button! (Shameless, I know.)

Also, don't forget that I also have a Poetry blog where you can access my writings as well: http://radiantwords.blogspot.com/
(Yes, yet another shameless self promotion!)


Thank you! You guys all rock!

June 27th

The day for M's hernia repair: June 27th. It will be an outpatient procedure. We won't find out until the day before the exact time everything is, but I am assuming it's going to be in the morning. I am hoping it's going to be in the morning. I am worried about her not being able to have anything to eat/drink. I think that is going to be the hardest part for her, especially for the car ride there (which is over an hour from where we live).

In speaking with the Pediatric surgeon, my suspicions seem to be true: they believe that babies who are born with gastroschisis are more prone to developing hernias later on. She also seems to think that it is M's ovary that is poking out, and not her intestine. C asked if this should affect her development in anyway, and she said no. But I still can't help but wonder if it will affect her fertility at any point in her life, so I will be asking about this when she goes in for her surgery as I never thought to ask when she was born (her ovaries were outside the abdomen, along with her intestines, stomach and bladder) and forgot to ask at the appointment yesterday.

I know all will go well, as she is a tough little cookie.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Pittsburgh Children's Hospital

Our destination bright and early tomorrow morning: Pittsburgh Children's Hospital. About a 2 hour drive there and we are leaving at 7 AM (which means a 5:45AM wake up for Mommy!) to be there by 9:45AM. This is just an office visit to determine for sure that M has a hernia and what the plan of action will be. I am hoping they are planning on doing more than just poke the area and say "Yep, she has a hernia" like the oh so wonderful ER doctor did last week. I imagine they will, since they ARE pediatric surgeons.
I have had wonderful experiences with Pediatric Surgeons. The team at Buffalo's Women's and Children's Hospital were absolutely fantastic with M's birth and gastroschisis repair and recovery, so I have very high hopes for the surgeons at Pittsburgh as well.
I imagine she will need surgery, as it is common for the type of hernia she has: inguinal (groin).
Hopefully will have an update tomorrow!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Hernias and Mirena

My poor little girl has a hernia (groin). She woke up from her nap today at 6pm absolutely inconsolable and we noticed a very hard, half dollar sized lump by her groin while C was changing her and immediately took her to the ER. Both the nurse practitioner and the on-call doc told us it was a hernia. She is most likely going to be needing surgery, which most likely means a trip to Pittsburgh.
We are going to be scheduling a follow up with her pediatrician tomorrow and will know more after we see him.

On a different note, I am going to the doctor tomorrow to get this dreaded Mirena removed. It has been causing me SO many un-welcomed side effects lately that I just cannot stand to have it anymore. Apparently these are all side effects that quite a few women have, but doctors don't bother to tell you about, or refuse to associate with the Mirena being the cause. Which, I think is ridiculous. I am sick of dealing with the nausea that is constant with the only thing keeping it at bay being eating constantly, which I am sure has lead to quite the weight gain (I haven't weighed myself in quite awhile). My mood swings have gotten out of control lately, with depression being deep these days and I am very fatigued as well.
I am going to be trying the Pill again, so we will see how that goes. Hopefully things will get better after this darn thing is removed!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Child or Monkey?

It's been awhile since I've blogged. I feel like I never have anything interesting to post. Maybe I should just write here anyway! I'm sure SOMEONE will find it interesting.

Some days I wonder if I have a toddler, or a monkey. M LOVES bananas. They are her favorite food. Every morning "Mama, nana!" She had 2 today!! And that's all she asks for all day. Makes me think I gave birth to a chimp!!
I really wish she would start eating more than bananas though. Lately, she hasn't wanted much to do with food. Which is just so odd, because she was the child that would eat whatever you put in front of her. She was like a bottomless pit, up until 2 months ago when she suddenly decided that she didn't want to eat anything. Gah! Silly children.
I hope she grows out of this soon because she is driving ME bananas!