SATURDAY SCOOP

We got home from the hospital on Tuesday. Or at least I think it was Tuesday. My days have been running together lately. Shortest stay in the PICU ever, only 6 measly days. We just can't stay out of that place, can we? Now Colby is doing very well. Decided to let him rest a few more days, and he'll go back to school this Tuesday. He had a tiny bleeding incident on Wednesday. I was in the living room and his nurse was back in his room with him. She said Amy come look at this, Colby is bleeding again. I about crapped my pants. There was just a bit of blood, then it went away as soon as it started. Crapping of the pants unnecessary. We've been trying different ways to suction Colby orally, using a little sucker, a BBG through the nose (that's a big booger getter for those of you who aren't familiar with the term) and just all around staying out of Colby's mouth unless he absolutely needs suctioning.

It's great that there is nothing "wrong" with him. No bleeding disorders, no real trauma or damage to the base of his tongue. But we were all sitting around at Cincy, including the many ENT docs who looked at him, wondering what the crap happened! People have theories, good ones, but I guess we'll never really know what caused the bleeding and why the bleeding wouldn't stop. Praying, keeping my fingers crossed, hoping, doing the non-bleeding-mouth dance that this doesn't happen again. It was downright scary!

I have felt like crap since we've been home. Had a splitting headache for 2 days. Don't know if it was stress related (who, me, stressed?!), weather related (rain coming in/sinus trouble), female related or if I was due to have a damn headache. But it was a doozie, not a migraine, but bad enough to put me in a foul mood. Didn't help that on Wednesday I made 14 phone calls. Yes, 14 f-in phone calls. Follow up on where the hell are his supplies from Apria. Yes, that drama continues. Follow up with the shelving people.  Reschedule appointments for both Colby and me. Get nursing restarted. Blah, blah, the list goes on. It always takes a couple days to get back on track after a hospital stay, even a short, dinky 6-day stay. And tired, oh my Lord I can't get enough sleep.  

The last couple of days have been much better. Went to dinner with a friend last night. Hey guess what, did you know there are 2 Clucker's restaurants in southern Indiana? Well, I sure didn't. Until I go to the one in Jeff, walk in, sit down, order a beer, wait for Brandy. She calls and says where are you. I say right in front of the bar. She says I don't see you, are you at the one on Charlestown Rd? I said oh, there's one on Charlestown Rd?! Be there in 10 minutes! I'm such a genius sometimes.

I worked a half day today. The nurse and I gave Colby a bath. I did a cardio tape, yay me. Now we're going to curl up on the couch and chill together for a while. Sleeping in tomorrow. Or at least I hope to sleep in. That usually depends on Mr. Colby's sleeping patterns, you know. Maybe I should keep him up later than usual so he'll be tired! Mean mama.