Well, this weekend is definitely one to remember. As some of you may know, both Ryan and Levi have dealt with quite a bit this weekend and I thought I’d give a little bit more explanation as to what has been happening.
Late last week, Ryan had noticed some discomfort in his abdomen, which he attributed to indigestion or something similar. By Thursday night it was continuing to get worse, and nothing he tried seemed to provide relief. On Friday morning, we decided to visit our local walk in clinic, not only for Ryan, but also for Levi (more about that later). The Dr. wasn’t sure what was happening either, and sent Ryan home with an antacid, mentioning that if it wasn’t indigestion he would most likely be back with increased symptoms.
Sure enough, by midmorning Ryan had such intense pain that he had to go back to the walk in clinic, where they called him an ambulance to St. Paul’s hospital. After some blood work and an ultrasound, they determined that the pain he was having was caused by gallstones. More specifically, there was one gallstone that had become lodged and was preventing bile from passing from the gallbladder. There were also several more that could be seen on the ultrasound. Apparently these can be hereditary, which makes sense in Ryan’s case, since it runs in his family. His gallbladder will need to be removed but this surgery wasn’t able to be performed on Friday, since the surgeon was already gone for the weekend. He has an appointment tomorrow morning to check a few more things, then hopefully there will be a surgery scheduled for tomorrow. We’re thankful for a quick response time from the ambulance and for great care from the team at St. Paul’s hospital. Ryan was seen promptly and diagnosed in a timely manner, and now we’re just praying that the rest of his surgeries and recovery will be just as prompt.
Now, more on the smaller fellow in my life....
Levi has had a cough for over two weeks now, and we took him to the walk in clinic on Friday with concerns about it interrupting his sleep and the duration of his cough. The Dr wasn’t able to do much, saying it was just a viral infection and sent us home with a prescription for an inhaler. We tried using it as prescribed, with not much change. This morning, we noticed his breathing had gotten more laboured, and we decided to take him to RUH emergency. There, we were met with prompt service and were very impressed with the care from our nurses and doctor. The doctor suspected croup, and prescribed two different kinds of inhalers, and an oral steroid. Since then, it seems like Levi has responded quite well. He still has a cough that can get pretty scary sometimes, but overall is doing a little better.
It’s been quite the weekend, with not much rest and too much stress but we’re all getting through it. We’re very thankful for our healthcare system, and for family and friends who have all contributed to helping these guys get the best care possible.
We hope to get some more answers in regards to Ryan’s situation tomorrow, and are praying that Levi will continue to get better with the medication as prescribed. We also hope that this will be the most hospital visits and overall craziness we have in our household for a long time!
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