911

Last night I had my first experience calling 911. About 1 am I woke up to Zach saying his back was really hurting. We had decided to get a new bed and before we went to bed he had helped me carry most of the boxes up the stairs, That was probabally our first mistake. I gave him what we thought was a pain medicine and a muscle relaxer and tried to rub out the huge knots that were up and down his back. After about an hour the pain hadn't subsided and was starting to feel worse as he was getting more tired and nothing was helping. I gave him some Tylonal with Codiene in it. and waited another 1/2 hour. Now what nothing was helping. He couldn't even get out of bed it hurt so bad. So I called. 911. The ambulance showed up and they helped him get out of bed and carried him down the stairs in a wheel chair and took him to the hospital. Good thing we called them because if I would have taken him they said the Hospital that we would have gone to was closed. I called a neighbor to come sit with the kids. And then took off for the hospital. There we found out that what we thought was a pain reliever was actually just an anti-inflamitory. They gave him some meds through an IV and then again through the IV along with some Vicadon. He was feeling much better. They said that his back was swollen in the Catscan they had done and to follow up with his Primary Care doctor on Monday. We then were released to come hom. All in all only about 3 hours in the hospital. After filling his perscription he has been able to rest today and the swelling in his back is noticably lessened. The pain is subsiding and he isn't taking the pain meds every 3 1/2 hours now it is around 4-5 hours inbetween. Hopefully by Monday he will be feeling better. We are icing his back off and on too which also seems to be helping. He will get another MRI Monday, we are hoping for the best maybe a shot and some PT. We'll see. Hopefully not another surgury. I will let you know how things go.

Love to you all
Lynette

Not Much Going On.

Well, not too much going on here in Farmington. Things have been slow at work for Justin, which he loves, lazy bum:) The boys and I are getting along. The baby is measuring about five days earlier than my due date which is Halloween. I am really ready for this pregnancy to be over. It has been really hard, but I am a little freaked out at the prospect of having three kids, and having three rough and tumble boys for that matter. Kaden and Kaleb already wear me out, so to add a third in the mix will be fun. I have my next doc's appt on Fri, Aug 21st, and we will see how things are going. Probably just a normal check up. Then I go to two week appts and then it is really downhill from there. My friend, Erin, and neighbor, is due the end of Sept. we are about five week apart, so once she has her baby then I know it will go by really quickly. I am excited to see everyone in just a couple of weeks, but not looking forward to the heat. It has been only getting up in the high 80's and cooling down, and has been so nice. I guess that has been a nice thing to go through a summer up here and not down in Tucson again. I felt like I was dying already. Well see you soon!!!! (Well most of you!)