Month: October 2011

We went to the Dr and he said it could either be an infection or that her immune system is so healthy it is trying to reject the artificial joint. So he put her on anti-biotics just in case.

We will see how she handles the anti-biotic. It’s a pretty harsh one and will probably make her more sick than help her, at least I know what to give her to heal her body afterwards. If it makes her too sick I will see if she can get a shot instead.

I figure either way it may help her. If it’s her body trying to reject her joint the anti-biotic will wreak havoc on her immune system weakening it and therefore cause her body to stop rejecting the joint. It may help too if it’s an infection if any of it gets past her digestive system, into her blood stream, and back up to her jaw…we’ll see. Either way she’ll be taking plenty of natural anti-biotics with alternating pro-biotics too.

I’m confident Lucy will be OK and this is just another one of those things that tends to come your way just when you think you can start planning your days again. I had all sorts of things I was going to accomplish today…instead I’m sitting here at Walgreens. :)

Thank you for your continued prayers and support.

In Christ’s Peace,
Katie

 

I hesitated to write urgent because this may not be that big of a deal, but please pray for Lucy.  She is running a low fever, her jaw is swollen, and she has lost around 5 mm of opening from the swelling.  I am praying it is just from those darn internal stitches and nothing more serious.  We are going to the surgeon’s at 2pm today.  Please pray for God to give him the wisdom he needs to know what is going on.

Lucy is actually doing fine, as you can see from the photo, except losing the mouth opening is frustrating her.  She wants to play outside, but I am making her sit still and rest, which is also frustrating her.

Thank you for taking time to read this and praying for us today.  I’ll update after the doctor’s visit today.

 

In Christ’s Peace,
Katie

Wow, that last post of mine was not that uplifting.  Sorry about that.  It had been one of those days/weeks etc.  I’m pretty sure it got you guys praying extra hard for us because things started to get a bit easier.  Thanks!!

As you can see from the photo above Lucy can do a tongue roll again.  She started to do this as a baby before she could even talk and then once she couldn’t open her mouth she couldn’t get stick her tongue out.  After her surgery she could immediately get her tongue out, but could not do the tongue roll.  The surgeon said part of that was because some nerve function is temporarily lost, but also because her tongue was stuck in her mouth for so long.  She was very excited about being able to do this again.

The stretching has been going better.  We have been working on some self control techniques.  I have pulled heavily from my natural birth techniques.  Breath, deep breaths, stay on top of the pain, don’t loose control, etc.  In fact, the other day Shanti was asking Lucy what she wanted to do when she got bigger and she said “big kid stuff” (like her older siblings), I clarified and said “what do you want to do when you grow up” and she said without a beat…”have a baby”.  She’ll be able to use everything I’m teaching her now when that day comes.  It’s going to make childbirth so much easier for her.  :)  We have made some headway on her opening too.  She is at around 25 mm.  The doctor was pleased with this.  He said he would be happy if we could get her to open on her own up to 30 mm.  This width will help the body to kick in the growing process.

 

All in all Lucy has been doing really well.  It seems as if the internal stitches have all dissolved, but the Dr. warned that there may be more to come.  Kids bodies are very pro-active.  It gets to work right away trying to get rid of foreign things.  She is still getting excited and showing me how she can bite into things.  I hear this alot, “Mom watch this…”, I turn to see her open wide and take a bite of her sandwich or a bite out of an apple.  Brushing her teeth has been so much easier too.  There are so many little things that are starting to become normal again.  I hope that I can always remember not to take them for granted.

I have been in contact with the hospital about getting a discount.  I filled out the paper work and am just waiting to hear back.  I’m hoping that we will get a significant percentage off of the final price.  Thank you all so much for your continued prayers and support.  I hope to keep you updated, as time permits, on Lucy’s continued progress.

 

In Christ’s Peace,

Katie