MIA

So, I have been missing in action....

Last Monday (April 13th) I had to take a MedSurg test in Gainsville at school. I have been having some kidney pains but thought it was a UTI that would pass. As I was taking my test I started to get really uncomfortable. I finished my test and went straight to the ladie's room. I was unable to urinate. I told my teacher that I was starting to hurt really bad and that I thought I needed to head to the ER. I called my mom and Matt while I was driving there. My intentions were to make it home to HEB Hospital. I only made it Denton and couldn't stand the pain anymore. My mom was going to get my sister and meet me there so someone could drive my car home. I checked myself in and I was okay. They took me to my room and before I could even get a gown on I was greeted by the doctor. She examined me... then they came in and started an IV with fluids. I started hurting really really really bad. I was paseing and moaning and groaning... like a crazy person needing pain meds. The nurse came in and said that they had to wait for my pregnancy test to come back before medicating me. So, I waited... and pased... and moaned... and groaned... I was hurting so bad... I think I would have said 11 on a 1-10 scale. Worst than child birth. They were pushing fluids through an IV and I told them I was unable to urinate. I kept grabbing my saline bag and going to the bathroom... nothing. Finally, an hour and a half later they come in a give me Turgadol. TURGADOL? Come on... HEB always gives Morphine. So, anyways.... they take me to CT scan. Doctor comes in and says Yes I have a 5mm kidney stone. Here is some pain meds and sends me home. I sleep the rest of the day... Wake up the next morning for clinicals.

So, I felt okay the next morning... a little sore, but better. I am in the OR watching a 10 year old girl getting her wrist set back in place due to a fracture. Suddenly, the pain is back... Not as bad as the day before... but I knew it would be a matter of time. I run back to pre-op area to find my teacher. We fiddle around trying to see if there is a urologist I could see at the hospital. Damn, he is in surgery. Finally, we deciede I just need to head to HEB, pronto. So, a friend from school follows me to HEB. I get checked in.... I get morphine... IV with fluids... They order all of my records from the hospital in Denton, plus order a X-Ray to compare to see if the stone had moved at all. The doctor comes in and says that my urine is full of WBCs & RBCs so I probably have infection. The CT from Denton showed my kidney to be enlarged. So, he was calling for a Urologist consult and they would probably want to remove it surgically due to the kidney issue.

So, I stayed the night at the hospital and had the stone removed the next day. I had a stent places from my kidney to my bladder due to the trauma. It kept the tube open so I was able to urinate. Sunday morning I had to pull the stent out myself. I have a string taped to the inside of my leg. It didn't hurt as I was pulling it out... but my kidney started to cramp about an hour later.

So, thats what has been happening around here. Today Matt and I have been married 3 years :) Yesterday Brian is officially 5 months old. Yay. We gave him some bananas today and he loved it. You couldn't tell by his facial expressions...but he opened his mouth for some more.

Sorry

I haven't been updating. I have been under the weather due to having a massive kidney stone removed. I have a stent in my kidney draining to my bladder that I have to remove on Sunday. So, I will have to update then.

Easter has come and gone again...

We had a great Easter. My mom cooked lots of food and we hung out over here. Here are all of our pictures from today. The password to view is jaicee24

http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc58/ManhardBabies/2009%2004%2012/

Dying Easter Eggs

We dyed Easter eggs tonight. It was fun. Here are some pictures...

Josh and Christian
Jaicee Marie
Jaicee Again

All of our eggs.

Bubba fell asleep...

Stephen's Rash {Again}

Well, his rash is getting worse and worse. We are keeping aveeno cream on it. Giving him Benedryl. Yesterday he had 1 bad bowel movement and it literally burnt his booty and leg as you can see from the pic. We are keeping Aquaphor on it. I'm thinking about taking him in to Urgent Care today to get another look at it. It doesn't seem to bother him too bad. There are only like two places he really itches.

Brian's Sleep Study

We had his sleep study last night. It was very interesting. They hooked him up with stuff all over his head and body. They brought in a little crib for him to sleep in. I finally got him settled him and got him asleep about 10:30ish. After he was asleep they came in and hooked him up to the pulse ox and a little thing in front of his nose so they could tell if he was taking a breath. Throughout the night the pulse ox machine beeped so many times I can't even remember. I would wake up and it would be in the 70's and 80's but on its way back up. I think the machine was set to only alarm if it went under 90. When it would alarm I would check to see if he was moving around because the machine is really sensitive. But, he would be in a dead sleep not moving. I asked the tech about it in the morning and he said that his sat's did drop several times during the night. But, he wasn't allowed to tell me anything because a specialist has to review the findings. His follow up appt is Tuesday at 12:30, so I guess we will find out then. He did a good job though. The place was really neat. I had my own little room with a TV and everything. I didn't get very much sleep but oh well.

Today in the life of Manhards

I went to school today. I took care of a patient that was sepsis from a UTI. She also tested positive for PCP and a number of other things. I got to take her blood sugar, give her meds, and give an injection of insulin. Next week I am on MedSurg floor again for 1 day then doing a rotation in PACU. So, that should be fun. We have the option at the end of the semester to go see an autopsy be done. At first I was like OMG I'm going to choose not to. Then, I started thinking that this is probably a once in a lifetime oppurtunity so I better do it. But only 19 people can go so the people with the top 19 class grades get to go. So, we'll see.

Stephen's rash is getting worse but it doesn't seem to bother him. I'm keeping an eye on it. Brian's sleep study is tomorrow so I'm trying to get things ready for that. I have a Pedi test in the morning so I'm going to try and study tonight... we'll see.