5/9/16 In Iowa to visit a pediatric
rhematologist would be at least 4 months wait. That is why we found another
hospital and today we made out trip to Omaha Childrens Hospital with Jayden.
Mark, Jayden, and I left at 7AM. The hospital was large and impressive, neat,
clean, organized, and everyone kind and courteous. We met Dr.Lim who was very knowledgeable and helpful. She explained things to both Mark and I and to
Jayden. She answered all questions. She came up with three possibilities, A)
This is from strep and she would need to be on antibiotics for a year in order
to protect her heart. B) It is post illness from a virus and should go away
around 8 weeks. C) It could be Lupus an aoutimmune disorder. Thankfully we are
pleased that it is not Rhematoid arthritis. We will wait for test results to
help confirm what is going on and how to treat. The doctor requested an echo cardiogram which we had done right after the appointment. It was so nice
they could get us in and have everything done. That took about 30 minutes and
was like a heart ultrasound. She also had blood drawn and this time it was 14
tubes! That was a lot!! With all that we felt better just knowing that a good
doctor was helping. There are still a lot of unknowns, but we are praying for
good results and that Jayden will get to feeling better soon. It is the worst
when your kids are hurting. While in Omaha, we made the most of our trip, we went for a steak lunch, stopped at a western
store, then headed back home.
While we were gone the boys stayed with Grandparenst and Peepaw took Luke fishing. Rain or shine they were going and a little rain didn't stop them!
While we were gone the boys stayed with Grandparenst and Peepaw took Luke fishing. Rain or shine they were going and a little rain didn't stop them!
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