tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285999659218872581.post8189342981531845197..comments2023-05-29T06:47:55.430-04:00Comments on Mom2MGM: Big Scare :(SARAHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758750654623009878noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285999659218872581.post-80223238209667030842007-10-15T07:58:00.000-04:002007-10-15T07:58:00.000-04:00Thank you Mom, Lizzy, and Annie for your comments....Thank you Mom, Lizzy, and Annie for your comments. It was definitely scary-though not as scary as Annie's story about Ryan. It's something I never want to feel again, I'll tell you that. I remember when I was pregnant and everyone saying, you just hope for a healthy baby (doesn't matter if they are a boy or girl) and now I know the true meaning of those words.SARAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15758750654623009878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285999659218872581.post-8131551536209090102007-10-14T12:53:00.000-04:002007-10-14T12:53:00.000-04:00Sarah, when Ryan was little, 18 months, maybe bare...Sarah, when Ryan was little, 18 months, maybe barely 2, he had pneumonia. <BR/><BR/>This was before HMOs; we had a family doctor. He sent us to have x-rays taken at the lab and while I waited in the lab's waiting room, Ryan limp in my arms as I listened to him breathe, the doctor viewing the x-rays came to get me. He looked very concerned and my heart lurched inside when I saw his face. <BR/><BR/>He said Ryan had a serious heart condition based upon what he saw, his heart was enlarged or something, I can't remember the details now.<BR/><BR/>He vanished into his office to speak to my doctor on the phone and I just sat there waiting with little Ryan in my arms. Listening to him struggling to breathe, so oddly limp and still. And, atheist though I was at the time, I prayed so, so hard. I had tears in my eyes as I bent over him and I prayed to God, please don't let anything be wrong with my baby.<BR/><BR/>Well, the doctor came out a bit sheepish and said Ryan was fine. I'm not sure what happened and I wasn't as confrontational as I am today. Back then you just accepted what a doctor said. Today would be a different story; I would insist on details, etc.<BR/><BR/>He was obviously evading my questions so I just dropped it and took the x-rays back to my doc who confirmed Ryan had pneumonia and started him up on a new antibiotic they'd just gotten in. I had to use samples on him, several tiny tubes at once. <BR/><BR/>Within hours he was sitting up and much better.<BR/><BR/>Still. I'll never forget that wave of cold, stark fear in my stomach when the doctor said there was a problem with his heart. <BR/><BR/>So glad it was just a scare for you and Maddie too. :)<BR/><BR/>Annie, Laura's MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285999659218872581.post-43937031391605335562007-10-12T19:39:00.000-04:002007-10-12T19:39:00.000-04:00Scary story. I am so thankful it turned out ok and...Scary story. I am so thankful it turned out ok and she is healthy and normal. I can't imagine. Sounds like you handled it as well as you could. Hope both you and Maddie had a better day today. Love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285999659218872581.post-25576543841962572312007-10-12T12:26:00.000-04:002007-10-12T12:26:00.000-04:00Amen to everything you concluded with! I'm really ...Amen to everything you concluded with! I'm really sorry that you had to go through that scare. Thank goodness our precious little one is fine. How could she not be? She's growing (okay, slowly but steady!) She's smart and funny! It does make you think about how hard it has to be for parents when there really is something wrong. What strength it must take to deal with serious illnesses in babies. I'm very thankful that we haven't ever experienced that and let's pray we never do. Sarah, you did GREAT! You kept your cool even when you were the most frightened you'd ever been. That is huge and it should show you how strong you really are. I love you and wish a happier, easier day for you and Maddie today! MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com