Today is the day. Beckett STILL has this cough that he has had since September. We have been to every specialist under the sun, or at least everyone located in Lansing - apparently there are a number of things that can cause a cough, and with that as his only symptom we have to take the long way around this whole ordeal so that he is not over treated...I never thought that I would go to the doctor so much over a cough. Anyway, after seeing the GI doc he wanted to rule out GERD so we had to take Beckett in to have a PH Probe Test. Basically they are sticking a probe up thru his nose and down into his esophagus to measure the PH levels. They are thinking that maybe he has reflux and that is what is triggering the asthma-like symptoms. WHO KNOWS?!?!?! Hopefully we are getting closer to the answer.
This was one of the saddest moments, and yet I felt that it was appropriate to take a picture...Scott often frowns on my "photo-op" decisions. (and this was no exception, he gave me a look like, "Seriously, are you actually going to take a picture while our son is being "tortured"?) I think the absolute worst part of the whole ordeal was when they were inserting the probe. Beckett's little anoids are big (really big) and the nurse couldn't get the tube to go in. She kept switching nostrils and pushing and twisting the tube to try and get it to go in but it was useless so she handed it over to the next nurse who proceeded to do the exact same thing until finally something gave and the tube slid in. Have you ever had to watch your child suffer and not be able to do anything? It is the worst feeling ever. I don't want to have to do it anymore, I just wish that I could do the tests for him, but he is a brave & tough little boy, just like his dad :)
Those little blue cuffs are elbow braces that prohibits him from bending his elbows (so he can't pull out the cord, heaven forbid we have to go through that again). He doesn't understand why he can't bend his arms and he is getting so frustrated, that on top of the fact that he hasn't had REAL food since last night.
Beckett is such a good child. Scott stayed home with him and he took the braces off because he couldn't justify having them on him longer than they needed to be. He dedicated all day to making sure Beckett didn't touch the tube. (This is a ballsy move, considering that he had a very similar tube that he modeled for the first 3 and half weeks of his life. He pulled the bloody thing out atleast twice a day) Anyway, everytime Beckett touched the tube Scott told him no and he immediately moved his hand and continued to play.
The little monkey pack is holding the monitor but it doesn't seem to phase him that it is strapped to his back. I tried taking it off to put him in bed and he cried until the monkey was securely fastened in its rightful position.
This was one of the saddest moments, and yet I felt that it was appropriate to take a picture...Scott often frowns on my "photo-op" decisions. (and this was no exception, he gave me a look like, "Seriously, are you actually going to take a picture while our son is being "tortured"?) I think the absolute worst part of the whole ordeal was when they were inserting the probe. Beckett's little anoids are big (really big) and the nurse couldn't get the tube to go in. She kept switching nostrils and pushing and twisting the tube to try and get it to go in but it was useless so she handed it over to the next nurse who proceeded to do the exact same thing until finally something gave and the tube slid in. Have you ever had to watch your child suffer and not be able to do anything? It is the worst feeling ever. I don't want to have to do it anymore, I just wish that I could do the tests for him, but he is a brave & tough little boy, just like his dad :)
Those little blue cuffs are elbow braces that prohibits him from bending his elbows (so he can't pull out the cord, heaven forbid we have to go through that again). He doesn't understand why he can't bend his arms and he is getting so frustrated, that on top of the fact that he hasn't had REAL food since last night.
Beckett is such a good child. Scott stayed home with him and he took the braces off because he couldn't justify having them on him longer than they needed to be. He dedicated all day to making sure Beckett didn't touch the tube. (This is a ballsy move, considering that he had a very similar tube that he modeled for the first 3 and half weeks of his life. He pulled the bloody thing out atleast twice a day) Anyway, everytime Beckett touched the tube Scott told him no and he immediately moved his hand and continued to play.
The little monkey pack is holding the monitor but it doesn't seem to phase him that it is strapped to his back. I tried taking it off to put him in bed and he cried until the monkey was securely fastened in its rightful position.
9 comments:
Oh my goodness! Poor baby! Oh girl, I can't even imagine going through that , you guys are amazing! Please let us know if you need anything ok
Yeah, Dan doesn't appreciate my photo ops either - eh hem, remember me jumping out to take a picture for the blog when we slid off the road in Feb? Lol...
Oh my gosh! I feel so sad for you & Scott and especially for Beckett! It's horrible watching your child suffer and there's nothing you can do about it! My heart aches for you! You two are troopers and what a good Daddy of Scott to stick with him and make sure he's careful! I hope this will figure out the problem!
ME TOO. I am sick of this cough. We have gone or will have to go to see a doctor or visit the hospital 15 times in the months of April and May.
Oh my goodness, the poor little guy! I can't believe that they can't figure out what's going on with him. Nothing is worse than seeing your child hurting and not being able to do anything about it. Hopefully they'll be able to figure it out soon.
Poor little Beckett! That just breaks my heart. I hope that this test will tell you what is going on! You guys are such troopers, I am sorry taht you have to go through all of this!!!!
I hope you find out what is wrong with him soon. It sounds like it is so stressful spending that much time at the doctor. The uncertainty would be horrible. I cried when I saw that he had to get the tube in his nose for the Ph probe. I've seen lots of kids go through that and it broke my heart to have to have Beckett go through that too. You guys are awesome parents keep the good job up.
oh, poor little guy!! It's so hard to see your children go through things, but they always seem to be such troppers about everything. I hope he ends up being okay
poor little Beckett! He is such a trooper! I am so glad it's over!
wow, faith, I am so sorry you guys have to deal wih this, I am glad Scott - my little cousin is a good daddy and helps!!!
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