I Never Said It Was Going To Be Easy
We took my son into see the neurologist on Wednesday morning. She was pretty thorough and sent us immediately to the hospital to get an MRI and some additional lab work. The MRI and lab work all came back negative. The doctor then scheduled a Spinal Tap because of the stiffness in the neck. We were a little hesitant about having the procedure done but couldn’t take the chance that he may have meningitis.
Wednesday evening we took him in to the anesthesiologist to have the Lumbar Puncture (aka: Spinal Tap). The procedure went well but immediately after, his headache went through the roof. He was sobbing all the way home and I could tell he was in serious pain. This is my 15 year old football player son who is a tough kid. We gave him some pain medication but it didn’t help. Finally by early morning he fell asleep and I can seriously say that was one of the worst nights of my life. It is so hard to watch your child suffer. I had just a glimpse of what our Heavenly Father went through watching the Savior in Gethsemane and Calvary.
In three weeks we have racked up $4000 in medical bills, spent countless hours at the doctors office and hospital, my son has been poked 5 or 6 times, had a CT scan, an MRI, X-rays, a spinal tap, and still no diagnosis. This is not working out well. We were almost wishing he had viral meningitis so at least we would have a diagnosis and it’s curable with antibiotics.
When the headaches first started I gave him a blessing. After the blessing my wife and I both felt that ultimately he was going to be fine but it wasn’t going to be easy.
Thursday night my other sons wife started having contractions about 5-6 minutes apart so we took her in to the hospital to be checked. The baby wasn’t quite ready and so they sent us home. Here it is Sunday and still no baby. She is due Tuesday so it could be anytime.
I’m tired…
