Not Happy...

As if dealing with a sick child and two other children is not enough, Now I have to deal with Apria. (medical equipment provider) They decided to charge my credit card last week with out authorization. As if that is not bad enough, the charge over drew my checking account. Now I am fighting to get MY money back. I really don't need this. I should be taking care of and spending time with my kids. After hours on the phone they then had the nerve to say I owe them almost $200.00 more. Yeah right. What a mess. This is really not how I want to be spending my time.
Well I just needed to vent.

Gracie however is doing very well. She does have a little bit of cabin fever though. I can't blame her. It seems that all of this has made her grow up a little more. I don't like that very much. I hope that this surgery will help her be healthier then she has ever been. I don't want her to miss anything else because of it. It is hard when you can't go to school or church. Really what else is there for a 5 year old. I do have to say that i am very happy that we have Kelsey Rae. The girls have really started to play so well together. It is fun to see how much they love one another.

Hopefully we will get our money back soon. In the mean time I will enjoy time with the girls. Summer will be here soon and then we will have Ethan with us also. What a fun time.

2 Weeks Post Op

We are now two weeks post op with Gracie. We went to the Doctor and he has cleared her for all normal activity. We are very happy with her recovery. So all is well with her surgery. She is still recovering from her asthma and her low Oxygen levels. We followed up with her regular pediatrician and she is very concerned with Gracie getting sick again in the near future. The Doctor fears if she gets sick again anytime soon, that she will have to be hospitalized again. So in hopes of keeping Gracie well and out of the hospital, her Doctor has recommended we keep her out of school for the rest of the year. This was a very difficult decision. We talked to her school and they have been very helpful. They have agreed to let Gracie finish out the school year through home school. We are very grateful to be able to do this. Gracie has been very understanding about the whole situation. I am so proud of her. We are hoping that after the summer to recover and gain her strenght that she will be strong enough and healthy enough to return to school in the fall. We will continue posting updates. Thanks to everyone who reads this blog. It is very nice to have the extra support.

Home, Again

We have had an eventful few days. After Gracie's surgery, she came home and started getting sick. We kept a close eye on her. On Saturday night we realized she was a lot worse. We took Gracie into the Pediatric Urgent Care. After looking over Gracie, her O2 Sat's where at 88 and she was wheezing pretty bad. That has always meant that she needs to be admitted to the hospital. This doctor felt we could deal with her at home. So we left. I however did not feel well about taking her home. I called her regular doctor on the way home. He very much felt that she needed to be in the hospital. We were able to have the doctors have a phone conference and they were able to have her admitted with out too much more drama. Thankfully. The first night in the hospital was a really bad night. She was on oxygen and had a high fever. It took a few days to get Gracie back to breathing well. We brought Gracie home on Wednesday afternoon. She still has a bad cough and is getting though all of this. It has been really difficult after her surgery last week. She will be good as new in no time. I just wish she was already well. I will keep posting updates.

Surgery!

On Wednesday April 9Th, Gracie will be having her Tonsils and Adenoids removed. This is a common and pretty easy surgery. However due to Gracie's past problems with anesthesia the surgery will be done at the main hospital. We are hoping to be outpatient, however there is a possibility that she will be admitted for one night. We are hoping that this surgery will help with a lot of her problems. We know it is not a quick of even a guaranteed fix. We are just hopeful. We will follow up with how her recovery is coming. The hardest thing will be having her out of school for her recovery. We will follow up later this week with her progress. For anyone who is following this blog from Albuquerque visitors will be welcomed soon after we return home. She would love to have people to keep her busy.