doctors.... :(

Warning: some images are not intended for those with weak stomachs! 

It has been quite a year so far and we aren't even to May yet! Considering the girls are actually very healthy we have spent a lot of time in doctors' offices! 

January 6, 2012

The beginning of this year Camryn had a cystoscopy (bladder scoped) and had her urethra dilated. Her urethra was definitely smaller than it should have been and this procedure has helped immensely but we are still battling overactive bladder. Her bladder spasms which causes leaking. She has been on medicine for this since last June and it has made a huge difference. Unfortunately it causes mood issues and we are trying to get her off of it. She currently is doing half of her morning dose and a full night dose and is doing well. She also has been dry 7 of the last 8 nights which has NEVER happened before! We are starting to see the light at the end of this very long tunnel.  

March 27, 2012

About a month ago I made the mistake of saying that Elody hadn't been on an antibiotic in over a year and a half. In fact she hadn't even been to the doctor except for check-ups. Of course it was less than a week later when we ended up at the doctor with a VERY sick Elody. She had a very high fever, a horrible cough, a pretty bad ear infection, and was diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia. In true Elody style she recovered very quickly.




 In late February I noticed Camryn's left eye was crossing when she would look at me from about a foot away. We immediately called a ophthalmologist and got an appointment for early March. Camryn was very cooperative with the Dr. except she wouldn't talk. This made for a somewhat difficult exam but the Dr told us that she was far sighted but not bad enough to need glasses and he wasn't worried about the crossing unless it got worse (he wasn't able to see it in the 3 min he tried...). Of course it got worse, quick! So we made another appointment and were able to get back in 2 weeks after the first appointment. He was able to see the crossing a little during this visit, seemed slightly annoyed we were back so soon, and again told us to wait until it gets bad.

April 7, 2012

After calling a couple other Ophthalmologists we ended up at a Pediatric Ophthalmologist in Omaha on April 4th. He was immediately able to see the crossing and actually could see that it was worse than we thought. She has an intermittent esotropia due to over-focusing. He prescribed glasses and told us that if we had waited for it to get worse she could have eventually lost sight in that eye. She has been wearing the glasses for 2 weeks and LOVES them (most of the time). More importantly as long as she is wearing the glasses her eyes are not crossing!

April 21, 2012

 Last night we were at a friends house for supper and Miss Camryn was running down a hall on wood floors and fell into a wall. She split her head open in about the same spot she did 2 1/2 years ago. Luckily there was also an EMT and a nurse there so they were able to get the blood stopped and we made the trip to Hastings (we were about 15 miles outside of town).

April 21, 2012

 

 

 

 Once she got calmed down she was actually in a pretty good mood. Especially considering it happened at 8pm and we were at the hospital until 11.

April 21, 2012

Elody also was in a pretty good mood but we did have to do a little entertaining :)

April 21, 2012

The topical medicine they used to deaden the cut was AMAZING. Camryn didn't feel anything while he was sewing her up. She was a great little patient and is very proud of her 7 stitches!

















Add to all of this the Kindergarten check up in March and the visit we will have to make on Friday to get the stitches out and it is safe to say I am sick of going to the doctor and even more sick of paying the bills!