Yucky Day

Whew, what a busy day! 

Both kids have been sick the last couple of weeks with colds...snotty noses, coughs, and an ear infection for Kenley. She was put on an antibiotic and seems to be getting better. Kaden on the other hand is still hanging on to the nasties. He has been so crabby, which is completely not normal for him. I made another appointment for him today just to make sure there wasn't something going on that we were missing. They couldn't get a good look in his ears, apparently he was a little waxy. So they came in and flushed his ears out, which was not one of his favorite things. But after they were cleared, they looked good, which made me feel better because I was sure it was going to be an ear infection for him too. Because he's had a cough for so long they also wanted to check his white blood count. A prick in the heel was also not a highlight of his day. All in all, they think that he could have walking pneumonia. They're not sure and they could do more tests, but they didn't want to subject him to that. So they gave him a prescription of Zithromax, and if it is pneumonia then this should kick it in the butt.

We didn't get in to Kaden's appointment right away which made Cody think he was going to be late for his MRI. He left Kaden's appt. and walked 4 blocks to make sure he got there on time while I finished with Kaden. When he came out of his MRI he looked pretty rough. His face was red, swollen, and blotchy. I thought that maybe he had fallen asleep, but he looked at me and said "I almost died in there!"  Apparently he had a pretty bad allergic reaction to the injection of contrast. He instantly started sneezing, which he described as someone shaking pepper in his face and then he started to cough. When they slid him back into the machine, he said his nose had completely closed up and his chest was starting to get tight too.  He was really struggling to breathe. Even when he was finished, for about an hour, he was wheezing and very out of breath. He had me really worried! He was showing improvement but all day he would easily feel out of breath.

Now on to the results. Cody's MRI report stated that there was no new tumor growth, HOWEVER, it was showing an area of increased intensity. There was something showing up as a bright white spot. Of course, they weren't exactly sure what it was, but didn't feel it would be best practice to let it go for another 6 months, especially with his history. They want to see him back in 2 months instead. He explained that it could possibly be some swelling or maybe even scar tissue. Cody asked if it could be tumor and of course that's always a possibility, but they just "don't know." He explained to us that Cody's type of cancer, if it were to come back, typically comes back between two and three years. So he of course thinks it's a positive that he is 5-6 years out. The dr. was going to talk to the radiologist and also the neurosurgeons and get their opinions. If they felt it was something that needs to be addressed sooner, they will let us know. But for now, we wait for another two months. UGH!!

A lot of emotions today and a lot of "unsure-ness". Cody doesn't really know what to think. He told me he wasn't surprised because he said he's "just not that lucky."  I told him that it's really not about luck and we will continue to get our strength from the Lord. Even though these days are always a little difficult, we both feel that it brings the two of us closer together. We are so very thankful for what we do have.