Today Ella had her upper GI test to make sure everything is functioning properly before her g-tube surgery in two weeks.
Based on the initial assessment, the doctor said everything appears to be fine. He will go over the films in more detail and will fax over the official results to the surgeon by the end of the day.
As usual, Ella was the ideal patient :) She was her happy-go-lucky self during the entire procedure. She took a few sips of the barium on her own, but after that she was "all done". Luckily, we were able to put the rest of it through her ng-tube and she had no idea :)
Ella wasn't the only Casten to visit a doctor today. Michael has continued to battle the illness that has taken over his body since Sunday. He's had a fever, cough, headache, body aches, chills and hasn't been able to get out of bed for more than a few minutes at a time.
Michael has not missed a single day of work for being sick since I met him (almost 9 years ago). So far, he's missed every day this week.
He called the doctor's office on Tuesday, and the nurse said it sounded like a virus. But by yesterday afternoon, with no hint of improvement, we decided he should probably be looked at today.
He called the doctor's office on Tuesday, and the nurse said it sounded like a virus. But by yesterday afternoon, with no hint of improvement, we decided he should probably be looked at today.
I was just finishing up with Ella at her GI test this morning when Michael texted me..."walking pneumonia."
Ugh.
Well, that definitely explains why's he's been so incredibly out of it. Poor guy. I've never seen him like this before.
But on the plus side, it's a bacterial infection, so he's now on an antibiotic and should be feeling back to normal by the end of Saturday.
He's been doing a great job keeping his distance from the kids. For the first few days I wouldn't let him out of our room. At all. But then yesterday, with the weather being so beautiful, I decided to let him out of his prison so he could rest outside on the deck :)
He's now got a little setup in the basement, isolated from any interaction with any of us.
It's been a bit of a tough week, being "on" as mom 24/7. But now at least there is an end in sight. By the end of Saturday, Michael will be able to be around the kids again...phew!
