Saturday night, 10pm: Katie wakes up crying and has thrown up in her crib. We figured it was from all the traveling we did Friday and Saturday and eating in the car and not sticking to her regular schedule.
Sunday morning, 2am: Krista woke up with a stabbing pain in her right side. The pain dulls slightly and then intensifies by 3am with all over abdominal pain and a sharp pain in her lower back on the right side. She becomes cold and clammy and has lost all coloring in her face. The pain becomes so intense that she insists on going to the ER. Mike called a few people to help stay with the kids but no luck. He packs the kids in the car and we were off to the ER. In the ER waiting room, Mike got a hold of our good friends, the McDonald's, and they show up a short time later to take the kids back home. We love you! Krista received a blessing before they left and shortly thereafter the pain starts to subside. After a 3 1/2 hour wait in the ER, the doctor shows up. He said because of the intense onset of the pain and then it went away so quickly and the other symptoms it most likely sounds like gallbladder issues/gallstones.
So Krista is fine now. An ultrasound has been scheduled for next Tuesday to see if there are, in fact, gallstones. For now, she is monitoring the issue with dietary changes...lemon tea every morning, flax oil and seeds, tomatoes, low-fat/non-fat foods, vinegars, garlic. No dairy, eggs, beans, oranges, all soda, chocolate (good-bye Easter bunny), fruit juice, refined and bleached foods, artificial sweeteners, sugar, preservatives, ice cream, oats, wheat, and barley, and of course "fatty" foods.
She'll figure it all out and we will know more after the ultrasound. It was pretty scary and it literally felt like a heart attack...that's how painful it was.
We did end the day with a lovely time at the McDonald's house with a wonderful Easter dinner, cookie decorating with the kids, bubble-blowing, making new friends, and even better conversation. Thanks for making it a great day, after all!
We are grateful we are for the Atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and for the healing power of the priesthood. We hope you all had a wonderful Easter!
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Um, what?! Are you okay?
ReplyDeletedid you know that it's not nice to leave a post like that and leave us hanging?!?!?
ReplyDeleteR U ok? Please update soon!
That isn't fun at all! Hope that your are feeling better and that the ultrasound goes well and that they can find what it is that is making you be in so much pain.
ReplyDeleteGlad that you had some good friends to come and get the kiddos...and to feed you on Easter...God bless them.
You will be in my prayers. Please do let us know the results of the ultrasound.
I am glad that you are doing better and hope that they can get the gall bladder problem taken care of too. Sorry you had to go through that. Glad that your easter turned out the way it did in the end.
ReplyDeleteSo scary! I'm glad you're getting checked out. I hope they can fix whatever it really is!
ReplyDeletePoor KRISTA!! :( Tyler's gall bladder was horrible to deal with. I hope the ultrasound goes well- and they figure everything out. We love you!
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