Hospital

It all started with a cold. 
Brianna wasn't feeling well last Sunday December 10, 2017 so we decided to take it easy and let her rest. The next morning she seemed to be feeling better and was able to eat regularly. We had several appointments that day including Radiation and a visit to see her eye doctor on Monday. Our main concern was that Brianna's right eye was starting to close similar to her left eye at the start of all of this. Over the weekend we thought that maybe her eye was closing because of the swelling from radiation. We decided to ask Dr. Goble (Radiation Oncologist) about his thoughts and what he thought we should do. He had started her on a steroid to help with the swelling but it didn't seem to be working. He felt uncertain as to why things were as they were. It is not everyday that they have cancer patients who are pregnant which only makes things more difficult. Following meeting with Dr. Goble, we headed over to see Dr. Lindsey. He felt the vision was good but the eyelid was drooping. He informed us that we wouldn't be able to do any temporary fixes with surgery because they didn't know if this was temporary or not. He designed some sort of crutch to help keep Brianna's eye open. It seemed to help a little but it also didn't so on our way home Brianna took it off. As we were driving home, Brianna asked me to pull over and she threw up everything she had eaten that day. As she wasn't feeling well, I took work off and stayed home to care for her and Watson. She didn't keep anything down the rest of the day. Tuesday, she was feeling a little better and was able to eat a small amount at each meal but still not what we would have liked. Wednesday she started feeling sick again and threw up both breakfast and lunch and then just didn't eat the rest of the day. Thursday she still wasn't feeling very well. She went to see her OB-GYN, Dr. Perrone, and she seemed a little concerned and ordered some Zofran for the nausea to better help Brianna. We then headed over to Radiation and she got zapped. We then met with Dr. Goble and he felt concerned as well. We discussed that her eye still wasn't any better and he decided to increase how often Brianna was taking her steroid. The steroid was to help with the swelling in her brain caused by the radiation. He gave Brianna some Ensure and Boost to try and get some calories in and to help her try and eat some. My mom took Brianna home and she didn't really eat much. By the time I got home from work, Brianna still wasn't eating and wasn't feeling well. It was decided that she needed to go to the ER and get some fluids. They gave her IV fluid and some Zofran via the IV which really helped her feel better. We were in the ER from 7pm till about midnight. Needless to say it was a long night!

Friday morning Brianna was feeling better still and ate a little for breakfast. She went to radiation and was able to get a little bit of lunch down. When I got home at 3:30 she was throwing up again. It just seemed like she was having a terrible cold that she couldn't get over. She wanted to rest and not eat anything that night and I agreed. She seemed to be switching back and forth from feeling nauseated or having no appetite at all and that was the case all week. Saturday she didn't really eat anything at all as she wasn't feeling well. By the end of the day she was feeling a little better and tried to eat some soup but it didn't settle well in her stomach. Sunday morning it was decided that she had gone long enough and she had lost 5 pounds which is no bueno when pregnant. She was asked to head to the hospital to be admitted.

We took Watson to Grandma Geddie and headed to the hospital. As she was a direct admit when we arrived at the ER they checked us in and then took us right up to her room. They started and IV and got some medicine to help with her feeling nauseated. By dinner she was able to finally get some food down. It still wasn't perfect but she was feeling a little better. I went home and took care of Watson while Brianna rested. I woke up and was ready to go but Watson wanted to sleep in which he never does! He work up and I finally got him to my parents and then I headed to work/to see Brianna. She still wasn't feeling herself when I arrived but she was feeling a little better. She was hoping to go home but they decided that they needed to get things under control and see what was going on. By lunch she wasn't feeling again and was starting to lose her appetite again. She rested all afternoon and then they moved her to a new room later in the evening. She didn't really feel like eating dinner but did eat some of it. She asked me to stay the night with her so Watson stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Geddie while I stayed at the hospital with Brianna. Today the doctor came in and told her that she needed to stay at least one more day which made Brianna pretty sad. She didn't eat much at breakfast and she only had an appetite for fruit at lunch. She rested some and Watson, Grandpa Geddie and Aunt Laura came to visit which was good! She also talked to some family and her best friend Sadie and I think that really lifted her spirit. She ordered a decent size dinner and she ate it all! She seems to finally be feeling a little better. I think her appetite is going to come and go but as long as she is getting food down and keeping it down that is great! The plan moving forward is to have some in home health where she has the IV at home to keep her hydrated and give her the constant mediation so she can keep up her appetite. The C-Section is in two weeks so they want to keep her up and going for that. Hopefully we will have more information tomorrow and she will get to go home!

We are constantly reminded of the love that you each have for us. Thank you for your constant gifts especially your gift of love. We feel your prayers, we are strengthened by you and we know that we are not alone. We are constantly reminded of the love that Heavenly Father has for us. The best blessing has been the fact that I work here and I am constantly able to come and see her and make sure she is doing okay. It has been a miracle in our lives being a part of this CHI St. Joseph family and we know that we are so very blessed. We know that God lives and although we may not always like our path, it is the only way that we can become who we were meant to be. We know that Heavenly Father is mindful of us and we know that we are loved. Again we thank you for your love and prayers as we truly feel strengthened. May God bless each one of you with the blessings you may need at this time.