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Doctors Appointment gone bad

Sarah and Jonathan had a Doctors appointment last Monday. I was happy to get them in they were both behind on the shots. I have to admit I have been worrying about their immunizations after watching Jenny McCarthy on OPRAH. Jonathan ended up getting five shots and Sarah got two. Everything was going great the Doctor said Sarah was doing really well on talking she kept saying Dr. Vedder. She really loved going to the Doctor's office. Loved being the key word.
That mourning she was all let's go I want to go. Then he checked her ear's. The Doctor says does she have an ear tube. The answer is of course "No." Then he says it looks like an earring is in her ear. I looked at Jono and hit him on the arm "I knew we should have taken her to the hospital."
So rewind, about 4 to 6 weeks ago, Sarah and Mary were playing in their bedroom and Sarah comes out and says she has an earring in her ear. We get the flash light and look and We really thought we saw the back of an earring for like a second but because we just weren't sure. we looked in every one's ears to compare and they all looked the same and she never complained about it again. I wanted to take her to the emergency room but Jono was like for what to sit there for 5 hours and there is nothing in there. I thought your right. I am always freaking over nothing. Taking them to the doctors and nothing is wrong with them.
So back at the Doctors, Dr. Vedder decided that he would try to get the earring out. He went and got a long stick and I was holding Sarah and he sticks it in her ear. I thought I was going to throw up. I have stuck a Q-tip in my ear so far, on accident, that my ear ached for a week. I said "I can't hold her while your doing this." Really we should have had him stop at that point hind sight and everything. Instead Jonathan took her. The Doc almost had it but she was screaming and squirming. So we had to make an Appt. with an Ear, Nose and Throat Dr.. I called for the Appt. as we drove home and they said to come right now they would squeeze us in. You can all guess how that went Sarah wanted nothing to do with anyone touching her ears. So they immediately whisk us out of the room and say she will have day Surgery tomorrow. It will only cost $800.00. I'm like what. I call Jono freaking not only because I don't have $800.00 cash to throw at the doctor but also they want to knock Sarah out. They send me to pre-op and have me talk to the anesthesiologist. I really felt like bursting in to tears the entire time. Luckily they worked out the payment with my insurance. Then they told me to be there at 6:30 the next mourning. I take Sarah home she goes to sleep and my poor boy was up all night. Whenever he moved his legs he would cry.
This at 6:00am the mourning of her surgery.
Everyone was very nice. Sarah got a Shirt that said Naples Day Surgery, a pair of socks, a little orange fish and, a picture of the two of us sitting in this chair.
This is the nurse. Everyone would walk by and tell me how cute Sarah is.
Sarah had to wear this hat and also a face mask but I couldn't get her to keep that on her face.
She really liked this hat.
This is the Earring back that was in Sarah's right ear. The doctor said it was sitting on her ear drum and it left a water blister. She got ear drops. He doesn't think it will affect her hearing. Sarah was out for 12 min. So this was all done pretty quickly.
Funny thing they told me that every child comes out of the anesthesia and cries. I shouldn't be alarmed when they bring her to me and she is sobbing. Well guess what not my kid. She opened her eyes and smiled at the lady. They couldn't believe it.
I go in and take her. They make you sit and wait for about 30 min. before you can leave. Well let me tell you Sarah got so mad at me she starts screaming at the top of her lungs. "MOM!" over and over both of her hands are clinched really tight. I was trying not to laugh because I'm think she doesn't cry instead she wants to clobber me. She got angry because they gave me a cup of apple juice filled to the rim and Sarah wanted to hold it by herself and I didn't want her to spill it so I wouldn't let her. Man what a temper. Luckily everything went well and Sarah is doing fine.

1 comment:

J said...

oh how dreadful! i just can't wait for all these fun things to happen as vessel gets older. dr. appointments, accidents, writing on the walls, etc.
well, i'm glad sarah is doing well and that's really funny that she was so mad at you! you have a fiery little child, that's for sure.