Well there has not been too much going on here. We went into the baby Dr. this last Thrus. Dec. 1 and got some 3D ultrasounds. they did not turn out as good as I would have liked them to. It was harder to get pictures of his face because he was facing my spine. But we ended up getting some, they are a little blurry, but still we got to see our little boys face! And let me tell you HE IS A WINNER!! I am already SO much in love with him. I can not believe that we are down to single diget weeks on Sunday.....9 more weeks, and it seems like it is never going to get here. I left the pictures at my moms house and can not for the life of me remember to take them home with me everytime that we are there. BUT when I do get the back I will for sure make sure to post them, that way you can all see our little handsome boy!
Dan has been having some problems with a lot of flem in his throat. It gets so bad some mornings that he has to throw up. We went to a Dr. and he said it is just allergies, but it never seemed to go away. We finally went to an Ear, Nose and Throat dude in Rexburg. Dr. Petersen was amazing and explained everything to us and made sure that all of our questions were answered and that we were taken care of. It turns out that Dan gets mucus on his palet (the hangy down thing in the back of your throat) and on his vocal cords. The more he clears his throat the worse that it gets. So he was put on some meds to try and fix all of that. The crappy thing is that it takes at least 6-8 weeks to know if the meds are working.
Dan got a scope of his nose and part of his throat that day and the Dr. found that he has problems in 3 areas with his nose and throat. We already knew that he has severe sleep apnea and sleeps with a c-pap everynight. The Dr. said that with all of these 3 areas being messed up that he would like to fix them and see if he can sleep any better. He told us to think it over and let him know what we decide.
Well this Tues. Dec. 6th Dan decided that he wanted to get the surgery and get it over with before Christmas and before Crew comes. So we called into the Dr. and they said they had an opening on the 7th if we would like to come and do it then. Well since we did not have anything on the calendar for the rest of the week we thought that we might as well get it over with. It was kinda an easy decision cause we won't have to pay anything his insurance will cover it all, which rocks! And if all goes well then he will actually be able to get some sleep!! This also rocks!
We went in yesterday at 11:00 and were told what all was going to be done. He had a deviated septum, they removed his tonsils, and shortened his palet (the hangy down thing) He also has an enlarged long tounge and will go back in Jan. or Feb. to get that fixed. He said that 2 out of 3 patients who get the tongue done with everything else end up on the ICU for at least 3 days. He said that this surgery is like having strep throat but 3X worse. SO we said we would come back for that. The Dr. also promised us that this is the worst, the tongue will not be bad at all. Dan was in surgery for a little over 2 hours and I was going crazy. I made him promise that he would not die on me and that he would come back in 1 peice.....Well he lived up to his promise cause he came back which I am so very grateful for!
After the surgery we were in recovery for about 5 1/2 hours for them to monitor him. We found that every time he did not have oxygen on and would fall asleep that his stats would drop really low. So we decided that he would spend the night and be in the hands of the nurses instaed of just me. I am SO glad that we decided to stay, Dan did not have a very good night at all. He did not get much sleep, and ended throwing up A LOT. I don't know what I would have done if he was home with just me. I am so grateful for all of the nurses that took care of us, they were so kind even when we beeped them a million times in the middle of the night. Dan finally was able to get some sleep and has been very drowsy ever since.
We were discharged on the 8th around 12 noon or so. The Dr. said that we had 2 options. 1) to stay and have his oxygen monitored for the rest of the day or 2) we could go home and they would set us up with a home oxygen system. Dan choose #2 he was sick and tired of being in the hospital and being bored. So we got home about 1:45 this afternoon and have a HUGE oxygen tank thingy in the living room with a 50 foot cord attached to the mask so he can go anywhere. He has been getting a lot of sleep since we have been home, which is good. I hope that he can recover quickly, I really hate seeing him like this in so much pain and I am not able to do anything about it! He is such an amazing man and I love him to pieces! I am so glad that we are together forever! This is just such a huge comfort!
Dan is also looking in to getting some treatments for his Bi-Polar. We spoke with his Dr. and he said that he thinks that this is a good idea and that this is the next step. I hope that all goes well with this as well. I just want him to be happy and enjoy life to the fullest! If we do go and get this done then it will most likely be done in Jan of next year.
I just have to say that Dan you are the most amazing man that I have ever met. You make me so happy, I have never been more happy than I am with you. I am so grateful for all of the things that you do and for who you are. I can not wait for little Crew to come into our home. You are going to be such an amazing father! I love you with all that I am, forever!
I forgot to add that with the pallet being shortened Dan has to re learn how to swallow with out the stuff he is swallowing going into his nose. The pallet is used to being so long that it coeverd his nose just fine when he swallowed, but he has to wait for a few days and it will start to learn how to work again. This has made it a lot harder for him to get things down with out being so sick. He is also going to be in recovery for about 2 weeks before he feels like things are going to be ok and that he is going to live. The Dr. said that since this is not like an arm surgery he can't just put it in a sling and not use it, it is the mouth and nose and is used 24/7 which makes the recovery time longer and worse.
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Wow you have had a lot going on. Josh has had a couple of surgeries on his nose and I'm so happy to say the last one helped a lot. He was getting a lot of sinus infections so the doctor went in and cleaned him out and expanded his nasal cavity and he's done so much better. Though he hasn't ever had his pallet touched he does know a little of the pain it is to go through a surgery like that. In fact Emma was a year or two old when he had the first one done. A day or two after she head banged him right in the nose. It just about killed him. We love you guys and we'll be praying for you.
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