Here's the story so far. Last night Yumi came home around 8 and she had been slowly starting to have some pain. It gradually started getting worse and worse, until she was pretty much in "the zone", in the fetal position on the floor. We decided to wait it out, being that the last few episodes had not required surgery and we figured we had some time. So later at night I gave her some Tylenol PM to help her sleep and hopefully she'd get some rest during the night. I got up around 2:30 am and she was awake but I think she had been dozing in and out all night, still in a lot of pain.
In the morning she was the same and we waited it out as long as possible. She still was not vomiting, however, which is a pretty good indication of a blockage. The pain was unbearable for her and we went in to Group Health at 2pm. We saw her regular pediatrician, who also happened to be the original doc that first diagnosed her leukemia 12 years ago. I explained that, if at all possible, we'd like to avoid a hospitalization since Yumi is a bridesmaid in a wedding this Saturday. If she got admitted, she's pretty much guaranteed 5-7 days of her life wasted.
So after labs results, urine, and xray all came back negative, the doc said let's give her some Dilautid and see how she does. She also got Zofran for nausea. It took right away and she was sitting up normal in no time. It's a temporary band-aid fix, and we may have to go back in tomorrow for the same thing. But as long as the xray continues to show normal non-dilated bowel, we can continue to go daily for a pain fix until the wedding. So glad the doc is willing to work with me for this scheduling situation (momentus occasion).
It started to wear off around 8 pm, and I expect it to continue to taper off. Of course, I would like otherwise! I would like that whatever is going on will just go away and not come back. So please pray accordingly; as always, we covet and appreciate your prayers very much.
Oh, as for myself, I had a little personal breakdown moment this morning but after I got into "MOM"-mode, I was fine. Having a chronically ill child is exhausting at times, but it only feels that way on occasion. I thank the Lord for sustaining me these many years. God is good!
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I was thinking tonight about how much I hve been missing yumi and now I know why. I know people say this all the time but please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you guys or encourage. Love... Sean
thanks for the update. We are holding you and yumi and your family in our prayers!
We are both praying for you and Yumi and hope she feels better really soon. We love you all lots! Rachel & Stephen
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