Appt with Pedi Urologist today....long

blackbaby49

Monday afternoon another hernia popped up on little Caleb.  Called the pedi yesterday morning to let them know and see if we needed to go in or if we could wait til our appt on friday, well we had to go in. It turns out to be an Inguinal hernia, that will need to be surgically fixed soon.

We have an appt with the urologist today at 3:30pm to have him look at it and will find out when surgery will be.

It seems like everyday something new is going on or comes up. when does the emotional roller-coaster every end???? Along with all of the dr appts? we have been to the dr 5 times since march 1st and still have 4more scheduled til the end of the month and then who knows how many more will be added... sorry rant over.

southphilly

I'm so sorry.  I don't know when the roller coaster ends.  I had no idea I would become so familar with doctors!  so sick of appointments and hospitals.   I took a week off-just rescheduled the appts a while back (they weren't urgent) and had a week to just relax at home with my kiddos.  It helped.

TriciaJoy

For us, the first 15 months were pure hell. his first year it seemed like it was always something. Mostly stomach related. Then we were off quarantine and it because every little cold became wheezing.. he had ear infections pretty much constantly from 12 months-18 months.
He's now been health *knocking wood* for a couple of months and it's SUCH a relief.

witt0198

My comment is in response to the hernia that needs repairing, not when the rollercoaster ends.

Evan had to have an inguinal hernia repaired when he was just 6lbs 3oz. They said that he had a "large defect". I research just about everything I can, and was comforted to know that hernia repairs are the most common surgeries performed on infants with ver low complication rates. Not that it's great to have a kid going in for surgery ever, but that was nice for me to hear so I thought I'd share with you.

Honestly, I'm not expecting the rollercoaster to ever end. It's definately evened out a LOT over the past few months, but I figure everyone has highs and lows with their kids.....even healthy term babies might get really sick at 8yrs old and need their appendix out you know. On really bad days I used to look at Evan and say "you're going to be a FANTASTIC teenager" my niece has had a 180 degree oposite expeirience of us....term, healthy, not troubles, huge....when I'd get bitter/jealous bad feelings creeping up on me looking at their experience, I'd tell myself "their going to be HORRIBLE teenagers". I know it may not be true, but it got me through some of the harder days/moments.

GL

Becky