This week has been a little difficult for me and my family. First of all Talin got sick on Monday and it lasted until Wednesday. He still wasn't allowed to go to school on Thursday though because they can't attend if they've had a fever in the last 24 hours. It was probably better that way because he still seems a bit out of it. So Thursday I took the boys to the pediatrician for Collin's three year check up. He's a healthy boy of course but we did find out some unfortunate news, he has what is called a hyperspadius. I don't really want to go into the details, so if you're curious you can Google it on your own time. But it turns out he'll have to have surgery which I'm not looking forward to. And depending on how bad his case is, it could be a pretty invasive surgery. Well to top it all off the pediatrician wants us to see a specialist who is located in Iowa City about two hours East of Des Moines. I had to agree though, because first of all when it comes to my little boys' down under parts I want the best there is to make things perfect, and also the hospital in Iowa City is suppose to be one of the best in the country. I'm not sure on that, it could just be the local Iowans tooting their own horn, but it does put my motherly worries at ease. It's just overall a bit overwhelming because Tom has been super busy at school lately and won't be much help when all this is going on. And all this won't start going on until March because that's the soonest I could get in to see the urologist. Lovely!
On a better note, Collin is officially potty-trained. Yeah!! Now I just need to start working on his more questionable habits...
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I'm so sorry to hear that, Megan! If it helps at all, Keith interviewed in Iowa City and we heard nothing but wonderful things about the hospital there. So, I'm sure he will be in good hands. But, it's never easy on the heart and mind when something is going on with one of your kids.
I'm sorry Megan. I hope the surgery doesn't have to be invasive. YOu did make me laugh though with the more qustionable habits. Bethany eats her toes too. I don't understand.
Thanks for the sympathy. You know it's nothing that we haven't dealt with before, he got his tonsils out in May and was a wonderful patient, he especially enjoys wearing the gowns and all the attention from the female nurses.
Right now I'm just concentrating on teaching him that he can only pee sitting down, no standing options for him until awhile.
Your little fam has had far more than its share of sick this year. Seriously! So sorry to hear that the end is not within immediate view!
My prayers are with you. I looked up his condition and it sounds painful.Poor little dude.
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