AT LEAST I HAD THE DECENCY...

to stay in the hospital when I was down for a week.
Those were words I spoke to HH about Wednesday of the past week.
In jest, of course, because he has had a rough week.
It started Sunday with the onset of a severe headache.
So much so we ended up on the ER that night.
One CAT scan and spinal tap later, he came home with meds and bed rest.
We went to see our doc on Monday and he concurred.
He also scheduled an appointment with a neurologist to find out what was going on.
Home to mend we thought.
By Wednesday, HH was bad......very bad.
He could not stand or sit up with out excruciating pain in his head.
Wednesday night finds us back in the ER.
(I bet if I saw one 1 mama I saw 15 mama's to be wheeled into that ER)
We waited for 2+ hours before we could even get him in.
He slept in the truck while I awaited his name being called.
By God's hand, our wait allowed for our actual doctor to be working at the very same ER, which is in a totally different town.
It was determined that his spinal tap was leaking.
Plan of treatment - caffeine dip via IV then a blood patch on Thursday to plug it up.
YAY!!!
Or not.
They call yesterday to set it up and we hit a snag. One of his meds would not allow for the procedure to be done.
New treatment plan....up his caffeine intake and his salty food. Lay on his back and wait it out till Monday. Hopefully it will heal on its own.
Okay...day 4 of lying on the couch.
Pretty uneventful day except when I got a call about one of his cultures and that they would call me back because the infectious disease lady was on the other line and they needed to talk to her first.
Like that won't totally mess with your head.
If not for scripture, we would have had a mini Outbreak reaction and visions of monkeys in the backyard.
They call back.
It is all ok.
Great...thanks.
Of course, now with all the caffeine HH can't sleep and it has given him acid reflux.
He sat straight up out of his sleep 3x times last night, which is not a good thing for someone with orders to lay flat on his back.
I think he told me he got about 2 1/2 hours of sleep last night, so needless to say he is snoring away right now.
I have learned one valuable lesson...the MC's can function at school on sugar and carbs, be them donuts from the store of cinnamon toast I make because I woke up 15 minutes before we needed to leave.
The IL's (in laws) have been awesome about helping and watching the MC's. Our friends have been praying. We are blessed.
It has just drawn out a whole lot longer than anyone of us expected.
We still need to find out what caused the first headache, so please pray for wisdom for the doctors.
Well, that is how our week has been.
At least after my week down we got a kid out of it.
HH does have a much deeper appreciation for epidurals and the such.
I doubt he will ever look a child birth the same again.
Also....we survived MC 2 first day of archery. Let me tell you that was a feat worthy of a post all its own.
Have a great weekend!
Go to church!
Meet with Jesus before you ever get there!
In the words of PW...love you more than my luggage!