We got back from Christmas and weren't back for a week when Eden got a double ear infection. The antibiotic the doctor put her on didn't work and after a week she was back to running a fever and pulling at her ears. Back to the doctor we went for a series of rocephin shots...one per day x3. Saturday afternoon Aaron was riding Mary and fell off. He landed on his elbow. Saturday night he didn't sleep but a few hours because he was in pain. We decided to wait until Monday morning to try and get him into an orthopedic doctor since he was using his arm and there was minimal swelling. Sunday night Corban woke up with a high fever and was up most of the night. I was on the phone as soon as the clock struck 8am Monday morning to try and get Aaron into a doctor about his arm. Here is how the rest of our day went...
-Called orthopedic doctors in Murfreesboro and Tullahoma only to be on hold for 20min+ and then told that there were absolutely NO openings the rest of this week and to call our Pediatrician and get an xray and referral for their office.
-called Pediatric center, talked to Nurse and explained Aaron's situation. Told to wait for a call back after she talked with doctor.
-30min later nurse called to say that they would order an xray for Aaron's arm and to come get it today.
-got everyone fed and dressed (all except Corban who won't eat and has been crying every second I have been on the phone because the poor kid just wants to be snuggled since he is sick).
-By this point it is 10:30 and I have to get Eden in for her 3rd and final Rocephin shot. This is great because I can just pick up the order for Aaron's xray at the same time. Except I have a sick kid who can't go now.
-Call Mark to come home immediately to watch Corban while I take the other two to the doctor and then hospital for the xray.
-Corban cries because he doesn't want me to leave.
-Get Eden her shot and wait 15min to make sure she has no reaction. Get to the hospital and find a line out the doors just for signing in to be registered.
-fight off a guy who wants to HOLD my one year old daughter. A total stranger was trying to grab her cheeks and hold her in a germ infested hospital. we were holding our breath and using a crazy amount of hand sanitizer!
-wait for an hour before we get to register for the xray.
-got to a different part of the hospital and sign in to wait to be called for the xray. we wait for 25minutes.
-get called for the xray. get 3 pictures and then shoved in an uber small room with my 2 kids to wait to see if the xrays were clear. done.
-go home. mark goes to work. put eden down for a nap and clean kitchen.
-call from Doctor Bard. something got messed up and she asks us to go back to the hospital to get more xrays. ugh. sure.
-call Mark to come back home. Corban cries because I am leaving AGAIN.
-go back to the hospital with just Aaron to get MORE xrays. Radiologist wants to talk to me about results. No fracture can be found but fluid is noted in the elbow joint. don't know why.
-got back home, get a call from pediatrician who recommends going to orthopedic doc. she will arrange it in the morning.
-got home at 5pm. Mark goes to physical therapy. attempt to make spaghetti for dinner. Corban cries the entire time I cook and Eden is clingy.
-Mark gets home at 6:45. Aaron and Eden eat. Corban won't eat and just sits with Mark while I give Eden a bath and put her to bed.
-7:30pm - boys go to bed. Mark and I attempt to watch a show on TV. Corban keeps crying out and still running a fever even after meds. keeps saying his ear hurts.
-by 9pm we decide to go to bed and bring Corban in our bed. he coughed and cried out constantly. We got about 3 hours of sleep the whole night. Aaron comes in at 1am and wants to sleep on the couch. Mark goes to sleep in the recliner. Corban literally lays on top of me. He feels horrible and looks pitiful.
-I hear Eden crying at 1am. She cries off and on for an hour. Everytime I check on her she has lost her nuzzy.
-4am I realized I had fallen asleep since 2:30am. Corban seems like he is finally close to a normal temperature. I didn't even take it because I was so tired.
-Eden starts crying again at 5:30.
-Corban is up for the day at 6am. He is happy. Still says his ear hurts but is happy and temp is 100.8. He and Aaron watch TV for a while. Eden went back to sleep. Got everyone out the door to take Aaron to school by 7:45.
-Got Corban in to see doctor to check his ears at 10am. He ends up with a double ear infection and needs a prescription. Temp is normal now.
-Eden refused to take a morning nap.
-Doctor Bard calls right as we leave parking lot of office (on our way to pick Aaron up LATE from school). They got Aaron into Pediatric Ortho doc in Murfreesboro today..in 2 hours.
-call Mark to come home. go pick up Aaron at school.
-Stop by hospital to pick up CD of xrays taken yesterday while Mark drops Corban's prescription off at Kroger to be filled.
-Feed kids quickest lunch ever. Corban stays with mark while I take Eden and Aaron to Murfreesboro.
-Ortho doc says arm is actually broken. Get a cast for Aaron and drive back home.
-pick up Corban's prescription on the way home.
-Got home at 4:30. Mark goes back to work and picks up a pizza on the way back home. We are all sick of pizza.
-Kids are in bed and Corban has already woken up once since 7:30. Aaron keeps saying his arm itches under his cast. :(
We will see how the rest of the night goes...I think we can only get better from the past 2 nights. Here is the result of our day today.
Aaron has been a champ through this whole ordeal. He continues to make us so grateful for how easy he is to deal with. He LOVES his soccer ball cast, although it was a tough choice between it and the Kentucky blue cast. He will wear the cast for 3 weeks. I am praying for things to go smoothly and his arm is healed by the end of the 3 weeks! I am so glad Mark was able to leave work at a moments notice and stay with Corban. I don't know what I would have done without him! I am also grateful for Dr. Bard and the ortho doc (Christopherson) we saw today. Surely life will calm down for the rest of the week!
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