I went to my OB she was pretty sure things were fine according to her report. I asked if she looked at my films and she said no we do not get your films. I said oh. I was hoping for someone to show them to me and explain differences and what we are really looking at. I am so used to all Caroline's docs doing this as a routine thing. So after talking to Cameron and two other ladies whose cancer was not detected by mammograms at 35 I am going to get a second opinion before I stop worrying altogether.
So Alas!!!! Mayo called me last night and this am and said they could bump me from July 2 to tomorrow if I can swing by the imaging center tomorrow and hand deliver my films. So pray for a clear confirmation. Cameron will keep the girls for me tomorrow am for a few hours while I talk to Dr. Hines at the breast clinic tomorrow at 10am. I appreciate your prayers at this time.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Updates
Caroline is getting her g- tube out on June 19 @ 2:30PM. Yeah!!! We are so excited!!!!!!!!!!!
She has developed a little bump behind her tummy and we hope it is only scar tissue. She will probably have an ultrasound before we remove it. So pray it is nothing major.
She has also been approved for Early Intervention to cover 1,500 of the cost of her stander device. We hope to receive this by July. We HOPE!!!! We have also reached our out of pocket family deductibles so our insurance is at 100% until March 1. All meds and appointments for all of us will free and covered by insurance. This is also a huge blessing!!!!!
The not so good news.... Had a bad day...yesterday. It involved me and a car and our house. I backed into one of our columns yesterday and it is damaged and will need to be repaired. Then went immediately to Caroline's Dr appt and straight to dance for Carley. No time to cry over spilt milk!!! Anyway I talked to my dad and he thinks he can fix it like new!!!
The car has hardly any damage so we will get it fixed or rather painted eventually.
I had a mammogram done two weeks ago. Got results last Wed. My left breast is fine. My right one is questionable. I will go to the OB today to discuss films and get them to send them to MAYO breast clinic. I also have an appointment for July 2 at the breast clinic to decide more testing or biopsy to make sure it is benign. Please pray that it is not cancerous. I know it is early and I am young, but I am overly stressed and do not think I can handle another surgery, appointments and a bad report. Anyway----- Looking forward to swimming lessons and dance being done. I really need to take a break and put everything on hold. For some reason I am not able to really do that. Mayo is trying to get me in sooner and asked me to overnight films today so I can possibly get in by this month. Just be in prayer for me to be peaceful, think clearly and take care of my family without a clouded mind.
She has developed a little bump behind her tummy and we hope it is only scar tissue. She will probably have an ultrasound before we remove it. So pray it is nothing major.
She has also been approved for Early Intervention to cover 1,500 of the cost of her stander device. We hope to receive this by July. We HOPE!!!! We have also reached our out of pocket family deductibles so our insurance is at 100% until March 1. All meds and appointments for all of us will free and covered by insurance. This is also a huge blessing!!!!!
The not so good news.... Had a bad day...yesterday. It involved me and a car and our house. I backed into one of our columns yesterday and it is damaged and will need to be repaired. Then went immediately to Caroline's Dr appt and straight to dance for Carley. No time to cry over spilt milk!!! Anyway I talked to my dad and he thinks he can fix it like new!!!
The car has hardly any damage so we will get it fixed or rather painted eventually.
I had a mammogram done two weeks ago. Got results last Wed. My left breast is fine. My right one is questionable. I will go to the OB today to discuss films and get them to send them to MAYO breast clinic. I also have an appointment for July 2 at the breast clinic to decide more testing or biopsy to make sure it is benign. Please pray that it is not cancerous. I know it is early and I am young, but I am overly stressed and do not think I can handle another surgery, appointments and a bad report. Anyway----- Looking forward to swimming lessons and dance being done. I really need to take a break and put everything on hold. For some reason I am not able to really do that. Mayo is trying to get me in sooner and asked me to overnight films today so I can possibly get in by this month. Just be in prayer for me to be peaceful, think clearly and take care of my family without a clouded mind.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Kim Turns 35 on June 3rd
I bought a birthday cake for Kim and we ate it with the kids tonight. Her birthday is actually tomorrow June 3rd but we ate cake tonight. I thought we had candles at the house so I did not buy them and we had to use matches for candles on her cake.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
A Mommy Moment
Today we met some friends at the town center and dropped into JoAnn Fabrics and then into Ross. While we were in Ross we were searching for birthday presents and fun finds. It was a quick 40 minute stop with two kids. I tried to enjoy myself, but they kept dropping books and asking how many we were buying. We actually did not buy any books. We were attempting to get back into the car with the baby in arms, Carley walking to her car seat across the van holding herself telling me I have to PEE!!!! We are still trying to get this all translated to I need to use the restroom. So I knew we were not going to make it anywhere to the restroom. We had the stroller in the parking lot. So I decided to strap Caroline in and discreetley as possible allow Carley to PEE in the parking lot. We removed panties and shoes and I got sprayed and used baby wipes and tried not to be annoyed as we still had to make it to Chick -fil-a for lunch. So by 12 noon I had had a full day indeed!!!!!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Texas, Mother's Day and swimming
To say the least we are busy. But it is exciting that we will have a summer break from school and some early morning hustle. Our therapy schedule is ever changing. We will soon be adding a new OT appointment on Wed afternoon that we will drive to. Carley will have to go with to two therapies a week through the summer. Since we have just discovered a new swim school life will be good for us this summer so we can actually swim at the pool some. We are excited that Carley seems to like swimming after her first amazing lesson today. She went under multiple times and floated on her back and stomach and kicked her feet too! The Swimming Safari School is great with young children and pretty much play and instruct while singing. Caroline and I also get a perk. We are able to lounge and kick and exercise her little muscles in the hot tub adjacent to the big pool. So we are so thankful to have this worked out for both girls to benefit.
Cameron and I really enjoyed our time away in Texas. We were gone for five days and I enjoyed every minute of it during the day. We ate ate our favorite restaurants, spent time with our very good long time friends, and I got a facial and shopped at a few kids stores. I almost felt like I was home until I went to bed at night and missed my sweet girls. We miss our friendships and our church in Texas greatly and realize now we will never replace or duplicate the blessings and time God gave us there. It holds a significant place in our hearts as a newly married couple. We had great spiritual mentorship and true friendships that are hard to find.
Although it is hard we are very excited about the opportunities we are having here at our new church. The nursery continues to go above and beyond in keeping Caroline and trying to meet individual needs. They are excellent and allow for growth and really try to accommodate if something comes up. We are seeing our SS class grow and double since we moved here a year ago. We are slowly starting to establish and create new friendships as time passes. Cameron and I have been able to plan and coordinate some social events as well as substitute in Sunday School. We feel God is stretching us and allowing us to meet new people that need a church home and Christian support.
Sometimes you just have to stop and not get caught up in all life puts upon you. We had a very low key Mother's Day.(Our lives can be stressful as Cameron's job can be time consuming and just normal stresses of a stay at home mom of a preschooler and a little one with extra needs gets quite overwhelming.) I feel so responsible for therapy, health care, budgeting, teaching values, and nutritional choices seem to consume me in today's health oriented society. I have not had much time for posting, e-mailing, or keeping up with our calendar very well since I have had to really step back and take some time out for me. Since January things have just been much harder for me and I finally feel like I am overcoming my stress in stead of falling asleep at 9:30 with stress and thoughts overcoming me. I am exercising whenever I can and that usually is a walk which has done wonders - 30 min for now. I also am choosing to be more all natural in our food choices. I am thinking fat free and sugar free may not be all good. I think the farmers from long ago had it all right by truly living organic and working together. So maybe one day we will have a small garden and tend it together as a family, but today I am taking small steps. Be in prayer for my continued health and stamina for my family. I have a mammogram at Mayo clinic in two weeks, just to check fibroids at this time, but pray it is only fibroids and nothing more.
Back to Mother's Day, we ate sandwiches from a sub shop. We cooked steak on the grill for dinner. Saturday am Cam booked a massage for me at Massage Envy very early, but it was nice to relax. Our sweet friends that also moved here from Charlotte, Sarah and Dustin, watched our girls and took them to the pool while we spent some time together at the TCP golf tournament here in Ponte Vedra. We got a quick look at Tiger, melted in the 95 degree weather , walked at least 3 miles, and ate a delicious lunch in the benefactor tent. A good day.
One more update: We have no stander and it has not been ordered!!!!!
I have made two phone calls and still no answer, so I am going to have to turn this one over to Cam. He seems to get people's blood flowing better than me. Goodnight!!!!
Cameron and I really enjoyed our time away in Texas. We were gone for five days and I enjoyed every minute of it during the day. We ate ate our favorite restaurants, spent time with our very good long time friends, and I got a facial and shopped at a few kids stores. I almost felt like I was home until I went to bed at night and missed my sweet girls. We miss our friendships and our church in Texas greatly and realize now we will never replace or duplicate the blessings and time God gave us there. It holds a significant place in our hearts as a newly married couple. We had great spiritual mentorship and true friendships that are hard to find.
Although it is hard we are very excited about the opportunities we are having here at our new church. The nursery continues to go above and beyond in keeping Caroline and trying to meet individual needs. They are excellent and allow for growth and really try to accommodate if something comes up. We are seeing our SS class grow and double since we moved here a year ago. We are slowly starting to establish and create new friendships as time passes. Cameron and I have been able to plan and coordinate some social events as well as substitute in Sunday School. We feel God is stretching us and allowing us to meet new people that need a church home and Christian support.
Sometimes you just have to stop and not get caught up in all life puts upon you. We had a very low key Mother's Day.(Our lives can be stressful as Cameron's job can be time consuming and just normal stresses of a stay at home mom of a preschooler and a little one with extra needs gets quite overwhelming.) I feel so responsible for therapy, health care, budgeting, teaching values, and nutritional choices seem to consume me in today's health oriented society. I have not had much time for posting, e-mailing, or keeping up with our calendar very well since I have had to really step back and take some time out for me. Since January things have just been much harder for me and I finally feel like I am overcoming my stress in stead of falling asleep at 9:30 with stress and thoughts overcoming me. I am exercising whenever I can and that usually is a walk which has done wonders - 30 min for now. I also am choosing to be more all natural in our food choices. I am thinking fat free and sugar free may not be all good. I think the farmers from long ago had it all right by truly living organic and working together. So maybe one day we will have a small garden and tend it together as a family, but today I am taking small steps. Be in prayer for my continued health and stamina for my family. I have a mammogram at Mayo clinic in two weeks, just to check fibroids at this time, but pray it is only fibroids and nothing more.
Back to Mother's Day, we ate sandwiches from a sub shop. We cooked steak on the grill for dinner. Saturday am Cam booked a massage for me at Massage Envy very early, but it was nice to relax. Our sweet friends that also moved here from Charlotte, Sarah and Dustin, watched our girls and took them to the pool while we spent some time together at the TCP golf tournament here in Ponte Vedra. We got a quick look at Tiger, melted in the 95 degree weather , walked at least 3 miles, and ate a delicious lunch in the benefactor tent. A good day.
One more update: We have no stander and it has not been ordered!!!!!
I have made two phone calls and still no answer, so I am going to have to turn this one over to Cam. He seems to get people's blood flowing better than me. Goodnight!!!!
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