This morning we peeled out of bed at 4:45am and were on the road at 5:30am, headed to Madera Valley Children's Hospital. Petunia was scheduled for a follow-up esophogram to ensure there isn't a permanent narrowing of her esophagus. Her last procedure was December 30th and there was so much swelling, it was hard to tell.
We were told when we made the appt that we needed to be in the imaging department by 7:30am and the appointment was at 8am. We also couldn't feed her any liquids or food after 5am.
So, around 5am I woke Petunia up and tried to get her to drink a bottle. Amazingly she was too tired to wake up and wasn't interested in the bottle. As soon as we loaded her up in the car she slept most of the 122 mile trip.
I don't know why its so impossible to keep an appointment for the medical profession. They stressed, over the phone, several times that if we couldn't make it by 7:30am then perhaps we needed to reschedule for a later time.
Nope! We would be there....with bells on.
And we were....only a few minutes late. :)(We about ran out of gas 5 miles from the hospital and had to stop for a quick fill up.)
A tired girl pulling into the hospital.
Hospital up on the hill (to the left)
Needless to say, they didn't call us back until 8:45am.
I am soooooo glad I got out of bed at the CRACK of dawn to be seen 45 minutes behind schedule.
The radiologist technician reminded me of "Crush" from the movie "Nemo." It was entertaining to watch him move at a slow pace and just kind of checking us all out. He definitely moved at his own speed.
Her fancy gown she had to wear for the x-ray.
While waiting for "Crush" to get his stuff together we had a bit of time to play with Petunia before her procedure. She was very happy to be out of the car and have our attention all to herself.
The tech told us to lay her down for some reason, even though he wasn't ready and the doctor wasn't there yet. Petunia recognized the table and wasn't having any part of it.
The procedure was eventually performed and the doctor ruled there were still no leaks and the passageway looked fairly normal.(YAY!) So, we were free to leave and happily skipped out the door.....hoping to never return!
Hallelujah! It was a huge weight lifted off our shoulders AND an answer to many prayers. If there was a narrowing of the passageway she would need surgery to strecth it back out. I couldn't let myself even fathom the possibility of that happening. My mom put our names on prayer rolls at several temples and we received the comfort/encouragement of many prayers. Thank you just isn't enough for how blessed we are!
We made our way to Fresno and met up with Petunia's favorite pediatric nurse, Juli. We enjoyed breakfast at IHOP and visited for an hour or so before parting ways. Juli's 13 week gig at the hospital is up and she is off to another adventure. So, we were happy to get another visit with her before she leaves the area. She is truly an amazing and inspiring nurse and I feel good to know that she is working with children all over the United States. She shared that she went into nursing originally after watching her mother die from cancer.
It was an inspiring story and she truly does reach out to the children she works with and tries to make a difference. She really made an impact on our family during our visit to the hospital and believe she was a great blessing from Heavenly Father.
**The boys were able to stay behind today since they stayed the night with friends last night. It was Tubbs' first time staying the night with a friend and it was only Bubba's third time. (This made it even harder for Luke and I to sleep last night!)
We are very thankful for our friends for helping us out and entertaining the boys on this very stressful day!
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