It's been another long day. I get tired of typing that. I guess you get tired of reading it. I would. I do.
See? I really am tired. I'm not even coherent. Which is why my precious colicy baby is asleep finally, I've pumped my last for the day, & I am crashing.
So, in a nutshell:
Got Ellie's sono report back - both shoulders are dislocated.
Don't know what the treatment will be. Will learn more in mid-December.
Do know that I feel punched down. Again.
This means she has one dislocated hip & 2 dislocated shoulders.
I don't think they operate on her shoulders. But she may always have pain when dressing, etc.
I'm just so sad today - I hate knowing my baby will struggle with such "simple" tasks because of pain.
I don't know how this will affect development but I am guessing it will affect it in lots of ways - it must be tough to push up on your arms, for instance, if your shoulders are dislocated. I have lots of questions and can't seem to find much when I have tried to research it. I guess it's not that common for infants to be born with dislocated shoulders? (Or if it is, I just can't find much info.) And when I don't have info, I feel less in control. I feel less informed and more blindsided. I like information. I like to research. It makes me feel empowered. So, I'm struggling.
And I got bit by a spider. I had noticed my shoulder was hurting and this morning I had a hard bump that was really red with a white center. I am really aching and sore on my shoulder and arm. I went to a dr and am on antibiotics for it. And when I got to the doc in a box, a man walked in and put his foot up on the receptionist's desk to tell her he needed treatment. The skin was completely black/dead and falling off and I was really grossed out. I think the receptionist wanted to vomit. You're welcome for sharing this story that has nothing whatsoever to do with anything.
Will had to get the flu mist today. Not a big deal except that I had to restrain him. And with the exception of a quick cuddle at nap time and a short walk on the condo driveway tonight before bed, this was the extent of our time together today.
So, essentially, my day consisted of disappointing news about Ellie's shoulders, taking Will for flu mist to his pedi, & taking Ellie to therapy, & getting my spider bite treated. That's three medical appointments in 3 places.
As Will would say, "That's what I'm talking about!" That's why I'm tired.
10.14.2010
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Thank you for helping me with my diet!
Waking up to the toe story was really great incentive to never eat again! :)
I would like to learn more about shoulder dislocation too. I wonder why they don't operate on that too?
Erika had hip dislocation, due to insufficient joint development. She had surgery on that when she was 9.
There was a baby that had the same surgery who was around 9 months old and he did FABULOUS! He was going home when she was still on oxygen.
They say these surgeries are easier on them when they are younger. I don't know. Surgery is surgery. ugh
I did find some articles that were for a surgery they did for a shoulder reduction for a different condition, so maybe they do operate. I also found articles that said they did physical therapy. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=related:nB8mgS2Dl_sJ:scholar.google.com/&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=2KG2TMCNNIT7lwfGssiKBw&sa=X&oi=science_links&ct=sl-related&resnum=1&ved=0CBoQzwIwAA
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