First on the list was radiology (barium enema). Caed had never had one of these, so much of the crying was due to simple fear. He didn't understand what they were doing, nor whether to believe them when they said "it wouldn't hurt too bad." He has TOO many memories of times in which it DID hurt! I don't blame him for crying, but it made the procedure a little more difficult at first. Finally, he calmed down...and it went very quickly. One hour down in radiology is a breeze. (unlike the small bowel series set for Wed.) This picture was taken after it was over.....and all the tears were gone.
Next on the agenda was his routine monthly blood draw.....or so he thought. When we come to NE they want lots more blood to check vitamin levels, etc.... (things we don't normally do back at home). He did GREAT!.....until his little vein collapsed, and they had to then move on to arm #2 with a much bigger needle. This again was a little traumatic for him, but he handled it fine. That's when we began talking up the zoo!
Once we got back up to the room, he started hurting pretty badly. He sat on the potty and cried and cried. His face was so pale, and we knew he was worn out! He kept telling us his lower abdomen was hurting. I remember when he was in the hospital, every time they did a contrast study....he would have pretty bad cramping afterwards. Fortunately, the pain only lasted 20-30 minutes this time. He rested on his bed awhile, but soon was up and at 'em...and we could tell he was back to his old self. He is still one of the bravest little boys I know!!!
That was our cue to head off to the zoo! It was SUCH a beautiful day, and we were practically the only ones there. I have lots of great pictures from this afternoon, but it will have to wait until we get home. We are all exhausted.......and we still have 2 more days to go. (tomorrow we meet with his drs.)
Mrs. Smith's class.......we got LOTS of great pictures of bats and spiders (since you are studying them this month). Caed is excited to show them to you!
Thanks for the prayers........
7 comments:
Caed, you are such a little trooper! So glad one day is behind you. I am praying for tomorrow. God is holding on to you. Try and stay calm. Glad y'all had time for the zoo today. Looking forward to seeing your pictures. Remember, there are lots of family and friends praying for you. I love you so much--Grammy
Praying that your tests continue without too much discomfort and mostly that the test results will be good. Glad you had a good time at the zoo.
Hey Caed! I hear you are being super brave!! We all miss you and can't wait until you get back to school! I am so happy you made it to the zoo! I know you were looking forward to that. We cannot wait to see your pictures! See you soon. :)
Love,
Mrs. Smith
So happy that you got to the zoo on such a beautiful day! Caed, we are so proud of how you handle things and we know God is with you all the time!
Cork and Carol
What a strong young man!!! Praying for you as the tests continue. Stay strong!!
Glad day 1 went well! Caed, you are the bravest kid I know!
Poor little guy!!! But thankfully you received good news today...yes, I'm reading your blog posts out of order. Ha! ;)
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