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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Yay Surgery!
So Christmas was pretty good, the boys made out like bandits for sure thanks to our awesome family. However Christmas for me was pretty...meh. The Ostlers (our neighbors) were sweet and made some Divinity, which contains no fat, and brought some over to me. That way I actually did get some candy on Christmas. Ryan made me a special dinner, which was very good, but put me in tons of pain. I made it through the night and went in for my HIDA Scan on Friday morning. What they do is inject radioactive stuff into your veins, and it collects in your liver. After that it is supposed to fill up your gallbladder and move through into your intestines. About an hour after he injected it in my gallbladder still hadn't collected anything, which meant I had a complete obstruction. So the radiologist wanted to see another ultrasound and sent me to go get that done. The guy is looking all around and he calls the radiologist and says, "I don't see a stone, there is definitely some sludge in here, wait! This stone just flew out of nowhere!" So yeah a nice gallbladder stone was a culprit and the radiologist sent us over to the Emergency room and this really great doctor explained to me that not only was my gallbladder completely blocked off, my common bial duct also had a stone stuck in it so my liver and possibly my pancreas were not able to get rid of anything they needed too. Luckily they found that only my liver was having issues and my pancreas was fine. So then the surgeon came in and told me they were going to operate that day and take out my gallbladder and then if I for sure had a stone in the bial duct that would be removed in a different procedure.
So that give you a lay of the land basically. Anywho they took out the gallbladder and so now I have 4 little openings in different places on my abdomen. The next day they had me roll over onto my stomach and they put me to sleep and put a scope down my throat and removed the stone in the common duct. All in all it's been a great way to spend the holdiays ;)
I got home from the hospital yesterday, which has it's ups and downs. All my kids were happy to see me, which is nice, but I can't pick the twins up at all and my stamina is pretty much in the toilet. I still have to stick to a low fat diet for a while, but that never hurt anybody, and if I do eat something fatty at least I won't have a gallbladder attack and be doubled over in pain. It's a little stressful to be home and feel so out of control of things, I would be lying if I said a piece of me didn't wish I was still in the bed at the hospital, filling out crossword puzzles and doped up on morphine, however I did miss all my babies A LOT. Anyways, duty calls, I have to get Nick and Eric down for a nap. I have a few pictures of them from Christmas so I'll try to get those up soon. I love you all!
So that give you a lay of the land basically. Anywho they took out the gallbladder and so now I have 4 little openings in different places on my abdomen. The next day they had me roll over onto my stomach and they put me to sleep and put a scope down my throat and removed the stone in the common duct. All in all it's been a great way to spend the holdiays ;)
I got home from the hospital yesterday, which has it's ups and downs. All my kids were happy to see me, which is nice, but I can't pick the twins up at all and my stamina is pretty much in the toilet. I still have to stick to a low fat diet for a while, but that never hurt anybody, and if I do eat something fatty at least I won't have a gallbladder attack and be doubled over in pain. It's a little stressful to be home and feel so out of control of things, I would be lying if I said a piece of me didn't wish I was still in the bed at the hospital, filling out crossword puzzles and doped up on morphine, however I did miss all my babies A LOT. Anyways, duty calls, I have to get Nick and Eric down for a nap. I have a few pictures of them from Christmas so I'll try to get those up soon. I love you all!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas...Eve!
(you know you want to cuddle him...)I'm feeling pretty good now that I have awesome drugs, I'm just bummed that I can't eat all this lovely Christmas food, which, let's admit it, is like half the joy of Christmas. I ate a handful of white chocolate popcorn tonight and then my hubby reminded me that I couldn't eat it...I was sad.
Anywho, tonight was the family Christmas Party, and it was great! Santa took time from his busy schedule to come and make Eric cry and confuse Nicholas. Here are some pics and this is what you get until I have more time and energy :)
Merry Christmas to you all and much love!Tuesday, December 23, 2008
ugh...
Today has probably been one of the most horrible days...ever. I promise after the icky story are cute pictures though!
So last night...
I was trying to fall asleep and I just couldn't because my back just hurt so bad. Which is weird for me because I don't usually have issues like that. I also felt kind of nauseous because I made this very Christmasy decision to load up on crackers, summer sausage and a cheeseball last night...after a great pork dinner. Yum. I'm laying there with my sore back and upset tummy and I decide that I'll go to the bathroom and take some Excedrin. I take it and nothing happens, the back pain just stays and after a lot of tossing and turning I get to sleep...only to be awakened by Liam about one hour later. I feed him and get him back to bed and then it's back to tossing and turning again. I eventually start drifting back off to sleep and then suddenly I start feeling this sharp, horrible pain in my stomach. Seriously it was like the worst pain I'd ever felt, and I've had babies. So I'm having all this freakish pain from my stomach up to my chest and I figure I should probably let Ryan know. I wake him up and I panic a bit, and then he panics a lot, and then I start to really get worried and we decide to go to the Emergency Room.
There, after Ryan got mad at the length of time it took for them to get me checked in, I got poked and prodded and hooked up to an IV. I told Mike, the nurse, that my right arm is just not a good arm to get blood from...but he poked that arm anyway and proclaimed, "Man...why can't I get any blood out of your arm!?" So then I got to get poked in my left arm, and there was plenty of blood there...basically my right arm has no blood...it's an undead arm. Yep...I'm half zombie.
Then the doctor came in and jabbed around my stomach and informed us that I probably had a gall stone.
Yay!
So then I was sent home with pain meds and an appointment for a HIDA scan on Friday, which is basically a test needed to prove to a surgeon that my gall bladder sucks at life and he needs to take it out. Oh and if I don't get it taken out I get to drastically alter my diet for the rest of my life and it would basically consist of fruit...and fish...and that's it. If I choose to not eat within the boundaries of the diet...I get to go thru the awesome pain all over my torso again. But does the saga end!? Oh no...I go home and feel...ya know...ok, as great as I could feel...and then the pain comes back after eating a lunch that we thought was pretty consistent with this super lowfat, no leafy greens, diet. It turns out that I can't eat bread! Yep. No bread...oh and no ham. Not even lowfat ham. The best part of the day though was that they had me come back to the emergency room and *triumphant horns and timpanis play* they gave me a shot of morphine. Since that I have felt AWESOME. Ryan decided that while I was very loopy on the morphine, he would try to convince me I was dillusional and kept telling me that a bright green bandage was "blue, it's blue Maren, I swear!" Then when the doctor came in to tell me that I get to take narcotics now until my gall bladder is removed, he decided to agree and told me that it was "blue, definitely blue, sometimes morphine can do that to you!" Ugh...boys.
So I still have the scan on friday, and then hopefully sometime in the next couple weeks I can say bye bye to the stupid gall bladder and eat fat and leafy greens again. Little freaky that I was totally fine one day and the next I have to have one of my organs removed but...oh well, I just want it all to be over. Some Merry Christmas where I don't even get to eat my stocking candy!
Now after that long story...pictures!!!!
The only other news left is that it snowed A LOT here and it's gorgeous. I'll get pics up of that tomorrow maybe.
Love you all! Happy Holidays!
So last night...
I was trying to fall asleep and I just couldn't because my back just hurt so bad. Which is weird for me because I don't usually have issues like that. I also felt kind of nauseous because I made this very Christmasy decision to load up on crackers, summer sausage and a cheeseball last night...after a great pork dinner. Yum. I'm laying there with my sore back and upset tummy and I decide that I'll go to the bathroom and take some Excedrin. I take it and nothing happens, the back pain just stays and after a lot of tossing and turning I get to sleep...only to be awakened by Liam about one hour later. I feed him and get him back to bed and then it's back to tossing and turning again. I eventually start drifting back off to sleep and then suddenly I start feeling this sharp, horrible pain in my stomach. Seriously it was like the worst pain I'd ever felt, and I've had babies. So I'm having all this freakish pain from my stomach up to my chest and I figure I should probably let Ryan know. I wake him up and I panic a bit, and then he panics a lot, and then I start to really get worried and we decide to go to the Emergency Room.
There, after Ryan got mad at the length of time it took for them to get me checked in, I got poked and prodded and hooked up to an IV. I told Mike, the nurse, that my right arm is just not a good arm to get blood from...but he poked that arm anyway and proclaimed, "Man...why can't I get any blood out of your arm!?" So then I got to get poked in my left arm, and there was plenty of blood there...basically my right arm has no blood...it's an undead arm. Yep...I'm half zombie.
Then the doctor came in and jabbed around my stomach and informed us that I probably had a gall stone.
Yay!
So then I was sent home with pain meds and an appointment for a HIDA scan on Friday, which is basically a test needed to prove to a surgeon that my gall bladder sucks at life and he needs to take it out. Oh and if I don't get it taken out I get to drastically alter my diet for the rest of my life and it would basically consist of fruit...and fish...and that's it. If I choose to not eat within the boundaries of the diet...I get to go thru the awesome pain all over my torso again. But does the saga end!? Oh no...I go home and feel...ya know...ok, as great as I could feel...and then the pain comes back after eating a lunch that we thought was pretty consistent with this super lowfat, no leafy greens, diet. It turns out that I can't eat bread! Yep. No bread...oh and no ham. Not even lowfat ham. The best part of the day though was that they had me come back to the emergency room and *triumphant horns and timpanis play* they gave me a shot of morphine. Since that I have felt AWESOME. Ryan decided that while I was very loopy on the morphine, he would try to convince me I was dillusional and kept telling me that a bright green bandage was "blue, it's blue Maren, I swear!" Then when the doctor came in to tell me that I get to take narcotics now until my gall bladder is removed, he decided to agree and told me that it was "blue, definitely blue, sometimes morphine can do that to you!" Ugh...boys.
So I still have the scan on friday, and then hopefully sometime in the next couple weeks I can say bye bye to the stupid gall bladder and eat fat and leafy greens again. Little freaky that I was totally fine one day and the next I have to have one of my organs removed but...oh well, I just want it all to be over. Some Merry Christmas where I don't even get to eat my stocking candy!
Now after that long story...pictures!!!!
The only other news left is that it snowed A LOT here and it's gorgeous. I'll get pics up of that tomorrow maybe.
Love you all! Happy Holidays!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Does Ryan have a soul?
Today while we were out Christmas shopping, a blind man that we know, who is a fantastic pianist, came up in our conversation. Ryan knows him best because the guy use to play the piano at Riverside Country Club where Ryan worked a while back. Ryan then proceeded to tell me that he didn't really like him, because....he was "kind of needy."
So...does Ryan have a soul? or a heart? either?
...pffft....a kind of needy blind guy...
So...does Ryan have a soul? or a heart? either?
...pffft....a kind of needy blind guy...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
1 Month Old Today
Liam is a month today...and he's amazing! Seriously, how can you resist that little bundle of smiling babyness!? I've decided that he is a genius child (like alllllll my other kids) since he smiles, holds his head up and can nearly roll over. Like I said, he's amazing.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
New Job!
Ryan turned 22 yesterday! Happy Birthday baby! Plus...Ryan no longer works for ChemDry! I'm pretty excited about it really...Anywho, he has a great new job and starts it on Wednesday! He will be working for Winder Farms, so if you want some milk...he's your man.
Liam is 3 weeks old, and basically adorable. Eric is teething...2 molars on their way in and 2 more in the front on the bottom. I'm trying really hard to get them to say "Ho Ho Ho" for Christmas, so far Nick says "uh uh" and occasionally Eric says "Ho Ho HoWhoaawhoawow" or at least something like that. Eric tends to only repeat if he feels like it, but he definitely now says:
Hi
Uh-oh
No
Liam
and Ally
It's pretty cute, plus when Little Einstein's come on he says "Nine!" Also I've taught both boys to kiss the baby, which goes well...until they smack the baby or try to poke out his eye.
Thanksgiving went fantastic, and my Frog Eye Salad was pretty yummy, and they have Pumpkin Rolls on sale at macey's, and so we are probably going to buy one today...and eat it...today.
That is pretty much it, so I'll give you some pictures and be on my way!
Liam is 3 weeks old, and basically adorable. Eric is teething...2 molars on their way in and 2 more in the front on the bottom. I'm trying really hard to get them to say "Ho Ho Ho" for Christmas, so far Nick says "uh uh" and occasionally Eric says "Ho Ho HoWhoaawhoawow" or at least something like that. Eric tends to only repeat if he feels like it, but he definitely now says:
Hi
Uh-oh
No
Liam
and Ally
It's pretty cute, plus when Little Einstein's come on he says "Nine!" Also I've taught both boys to kiss the baby, which goes well...until they smack the baby or try to poke out his eye.
Thanksgiving went fantastic, and my Frog Eye Salad was pretty yummy, and they have Pumpkin Rolls on sale at macey's, and so we are probably going to buy one today...and eat it...today.
That is pretty much it, so I'll give you some pictures and be on my way!
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