what a week!

Well, I thought I would get the story out about what has happened this past week. Tuesday night, rob got home just in time for me to start feeling some back pain. The night was normal until no amount of pain medication, heating pad or moaning was making the pain go away or allowing me to sleep. Because of a previous trip to the emergency room with the same symptoms and coming home feeling worse because it was just a silly UTI. I decided I was not going to the emergency room again and I would tough it out until my doctor appt. the next day. Kelli (my sister in law) saved me by coming to get the kids so rob and I could go early and try to have the doctor squeeze us in before my actual appointment time because it hurt so bad. After a 45 min. wait to see the doctor he said "well there isn't much more I can do from here so I am sending you to the hospital." So my sleepless night was worthless!!!! At the hospital they ran several tests including blood, ultrasound and urine to find what he source of the pain was. Because I had kidney stones during my pregnancy with Natalie they jumped right to that conclusion. Until I had a bad case of shaking and my fever spiked. After settling me down with some super awesome drugs, they brought in 2 doctors to tell me that I had to get a stent put in to relieve the fluid from my kidney because it was being blocked. VERY reluctantly I agreed and they did the surgery. After the surgery they told us they found and removed a kidney stone but that an infection was behind the stone. Then when the blood cultures came back the next day they found that it was in my blood also. So to be very blunt I had a UTI, Kidney Stone, Kidney infection and a septic infection that was later defined as an Ecoli infection. A few days in the hospital and lots of rest, tests, medicine, and more tests. They decided I could go home as long as my heart rate went down to normal and the infection showed that it was responding to the antibiotic. Finally on Saturday afternoon they decided I could go home with an IV to administer the antibiotic. So here I am at home laying around trying to keep the contractions from progressing and watching everyone else run around serving me and taking care of my kids. I am so grateful for modern medicine and that baby Laci was a trooper through the whole thing and decided now was not the time to be born and her heart rate stayed stable through it all. How blessed I am to have Wendy around to live with and take care of the kids, Rob and I. Her life has been over taken and we appreciate her sacrifices so much. Your career really is being a grandma and mother and you are a professional ! I love you. Also, it is so nice to have friends around calling and checking on me bringing everything I could want and helping with the kids. This has really been a humbling experience to allow everyone to take over everything in life and accept the service. You are all so wonderful. Thank you, thank you!