Well, December 2010 we had our ultrasound, and the hemorrhage was still there, but the baby was fine. We also got a "slight" prediction of what the baby was, and we were told girl, based on the nub theory.
January 4th comes, and we had an elective ultrasound..and..it's another BOY for us! I was instantly happy, but seeing the disappointment on my familes face took all of that joy away. But that's another story, a cup of coffee and a box of kleenex...which I may get into.
February comes, and while helping some friends move in (Randy did the moving, I just stopped in to check out the new digs haha) Chase started feeling sick, coughing a lot, runny nose. That little cold turned into a hellish nightmare that put Chase in the hospital with possible brain swelling, and severe DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetic_ketoacidosis
I was hosting my best friends shower, and got a call that my son was throwing up, and sugar was over 400. Then over 500..and climbing. No amount of insulin was fixing it, and his pump site was changed twice. So with 2 new infusion sets, several shots of insulin and fluids, he was getting worse by the hour. We called NWCH and were told to head there asap, and off we were to the ER. Chase slipped into a coma as we arrived, and couldn't come out of it. His heart started to pound, and we were told he was at great risk for a heart attack at any moment. They said if he didnt start responding soon, we could be moved from 6AW Endocrinology...to the PICU. If the brain swelling was bad enough, we could lose our son. He was placed on an IV drip, heart monitor, 3 more bags of medicine, and fluids, head monitor and breathing treatments. Seeing our son like this only brought back memories of 2 years ago when he was diagnosed.
My 2 year old son was facing Renal Failure, Cerebral Edema, Cardiac Arrest, Liver Failure and possibly Death. I held his hand until 4 am, and decided I wanted to hold him...damn the nurses and wires. A nurse came in and said as long as I stayed awake, I could continue to hold him. Then he started (after not peeing for 15 hours) peeing ALL OVER ME! haha! I was so happy as strange as it sounds! I started yelling and the nurses ran in, grabbed him and checked his urine levels which showed much smaller ketones.
Several hours later, around 8, he just woke up. And asked for Pancakes, sausage, donuts, apples, potatoes, orange juice and COFFEE! hahaha his sugar was 65, so they took him off all of his drips, IVs and monitors and let him eat!
That is Chase, finishing his feast while watching The 3 Stooges! haha
Because we are trained to deal with T1D, we were allowed to go home once his ketones were at a mod-small level and sugar was under 275. Last check before we left he was 270!!! We were beyond happy to go home, and as we were leaving..our good friend Jeff Kennedy showed up to surprise Chase with his very own Police visitors to wish him off!
We had so many prayers, friends, and concerns...not to mention the cards sent to our house after we got home. We were especially touched that our former neighbor, Brenda, has sent so many prayers out, and got up in front of the Church we attended and had the entire church praying for our little man! For this, we are ever grateful! Friends, Aunts, Uncles, cousins...my brothers, sister in law...my parents..and Randy's parents, you are all so great to us and helped us so much in Chase's recovery.
Off to happier days! :)
I'm now nearly 24 weeks, and looks like the hemorrhage is gone! We had another ultrasound, and Corey looks great, smaller in the weight, but great! I've gained 6 lbs so far, and for being almost 6 months I think that is ok! I lost 15 in the beginning, and while on the Clomid, so I'm still not at my usual weight! haha. Still in regular jeans too!
And the name, Corey..has a funny story. I wanted Chandler, Ben or Jack. Randy wanted Austin, Shawn or Hunter (See the pattern? WWE WRESTLERS!!! BOO) But the middle name would be Allen. Well, Cole my youngest brother suggested Shane or Corey...and we chose Corey. Funny thing is, while Allen is my dad's middle name..it's also Randy's grandmothers Maiden name. Chase's middle name was chosen after my grandmother's maiden name, Gannon. AND, we found out last night, Randy's great grandmothers name was Corey. How perfect is that?
That is all for now, I've wrote enough. Picture time!
Chase Gannon!!
23 weeks ^, I feel huge as a cow though. :(
And.....COREY!
