Wow, welcome home, Us!
We just got done with Elijah's pulmonology appointment, which was scheduled months ago as a croup/asthma follow-up. The timing of this appointment could not have been more perfect, with Elijah being so sick right now (and especially since Dr. K is also an intensivist, which makes him a very smart guy).
Elijah has a double ear infection, double pink eye, bronchitis and a touch of the flu or some bug that is making his tummy upset. He has never had pink eye or an ear infection before, so this is crazy!
Because of all of the medications he will be taking for the next three weeks to cure all of these ailments, we are going to need to reschedule the tethered cord surgery. That's kind of a bummer (especially since this morning we were given the opportunity to do it two days from now), but we have to remember that our timing is not always aligned with God's timing.
Elijah's BIG event days tend to fall on or very close to days with other significance, so I have kind of been feeling like June 4th wasn't HIS day for surgery anyway.
Since Elijah gets sick so often, Dr. K wants to run labs to check his immune system while he is sedated for surgery. He seems to think things will check out normal and that we are just "unlucky." That's us! Except, I don't like to use that word. I prefer to say that we are just given extra challenges. So far, extra challenges have been good for us, so I guess we'll keep taking them!
10 comments:
Welcome back!!! Glad you had a great vacation!
Sorry to hear that little Elijah is still feeling ill. We wish him a speedy recovery!
Lots of love xoxo
I hope you and Dan had a nice time in Vegas, I am so sorry that I did not get to meet you. I hope next year will be better for the both of us.
I am sorry to hear about Elijah not feeling well maybe it is better this way he will be stronger.
Hang in there everything will be fine.
Hugs coming your way
Oh, how the timing never works according to our plans, huh?!!
Hopefully Mr. Elijah will be feeling better soon:0) Give him lots of hugs from us!
Oh my goodness! Poor little Elijah! Good thing you guys took vacation when you did! You needed to rest up in preparation for caring for your little guy! Hoping he gets healthy soon and you all get the rest you need.
Poor little guy. Hope he feels better soon.
Dina
Wow...could that little guy (and the two of you) ever catch a break? But..what a trooper...I'm sure you could probably catch a few smiles amdist all that yuckiness.
Sorry that you have to wait for the surgery...I know how sometimes you just want those things done!
Praying praying for you all...what a great attitude you have..Blessings
I am sorry to hear how sick Elijah is. When the time is right the surgery will be a good thing. Those ear infections can be nasty. We will pray for complete healing as opposed to quick healing. Good luck with the ear drops...they are not fun with little ones. It took one of us to hold H down while the other does the drops. We would rock and sing to him while the drops made it in the canal. He will start feeling better after a few doses of the drops. I am assuming he got an ear drop antibiotic. Feel better soon!
Tiffany
I can't believe all his ailments...poor little thing. No wonder he doesn't feel good. I'm sure he'll feel better now that mom and dad are home.
Let's see...July 4th. That's the next holiday. That's when they'll schedule E's surgery. You watch....he likes to make sure he's got all the attention on holidays!
Hug him tight for us!
kathy
It's just not his time right now. He needs to be 100% before going under anesthesia. I hope he starts feeling better soon.
Poor little guy - that is a lot of stuff! Double pink eye??? Goodness. We will be praying that he feels better soon!
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