Well we got the other good news we had been waiting on. At eleven o'clock last night, Lane complained to the nurse that we were waiting all day for EKG results and not one doctor had bothered to stop by to update us on anything since about 9:00 am. The nurse looked through Jude's chart and found that the cardiologist had signed off on the EKG shortly after it was done (also close to 9am). The cardiologist marked the EKG as "much improved"!! AWESOME NEWS!!!
Now the "side of Frustration" comes in with the fact that no one felt the need to convey this information ALL DAY! We waited for results for ten hours in anxiety and worry in vain.
Now, in my blogging, I like things to be cheery and upbeat. I like my writing to display a polite and respectful tone so that anyone reading the blog will not be influenced by my own opinion. However, I have realized that: "This is MY blog about MY family," and not every experience we share is "polite" or "cheery". And one experience that has definitely failed to meet that particular criteria has been this hospital stay. I think it is very odd that not one doctor has stopped by to explain to us any type of plan of action. And I am beyond frustrated with the night nurse who has been rude and seems clueless!!
THERE!! I've been "real" in this blog. However, let me backtrack for a moment. Despite my current frustration, we have had a good experience with our day nurse and with a couple of doctors.
Now this morning, Jude has already had a chest x-ray, but has gone back to sleep. I am waiting on results to that. Lane went back to work this morning since Jude seemed to be doing so much better. So it's just me and Judey Jude to face the doctors this morning. Hopefully we will be getting discharged at some point this morning and on our way home. I'll let y'all know if anything changes or when I hear any news.
Hugs and Kisses,
Angel and Jude
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Here it is.. A little "official" good news
Okay.. We finally got some news: Some good news and some not so good news...
Good news first! The results from the EEG are official: Jude shows absolutely no signs of seizure activity. The EEG was so normal that the neurologist did not even feel the need to come to bedside. They signed off on our release.
Now the not so good news. The PICU doctor wants Jude to stay a full 24 hours in the PICU for observation just to be sure the episodes don't happen again, which they haven't. Now the discharge is still pending upon the EKG results which we still don't know yet. So we aren't quite out of the woods yet. We are a little down about a two night PICU stay, but we should get to go home first thing in the morning (if the EKG says so)!
Right now, Jude is awake and WILD!!! You wouldn't know that he was in the hospital if it wasn't for the IV that is in his forehead (that's why we haven't posted any pictures of him) Thanks for the prayers... they are being answered by the minute!!
XOXO,
Lane, Angel, and Judey Jude
Good news first! The results from the EEG are official: Jude shows absolutely no signs of seizure activity. The EEG was so normal that the neurologist did not even feel the need to come to bedside. They signed off on our release.
Now the not so good news. The PICU doctor wants Jude to stay a full 24 hours in the PICU for observation just to be sure the episodes don't happen again, which they haven't. Now the discharge is still pending upon the EKG results which we still don't know yet. So we aren't quite out of the woods yet. We are a little down about a two night PICU stay, but we should get to go home first thing in the morning (if the EKG says so)!
Right now, Jude is awake and WILD!!! You wouldn't know that he was in the hospital if it wasn't for the IV that is in his forehead (that's why we haven't posted any pictures of him) Thanks for the prayers... they are being answered by the minute!!
XOXO,
Lane, Angel, and Judey Jude
What You've Been Missing...
Since I have a good bit of down time on my hands and free WiFi at the hospital, I decided to put up some pictures and updates of what's been going on in our little Watts Family for the past couple of months.. Hope you enjoy!!
In March, we had Aunt Wendy's Surprise Crawfish Boil to celebrate her birthday.
In March, we had Aunt Wendy's Surprise Crawfish Boil to celebrate her birthday.
Here is the "Birthday Girl" Aunt Wendy
And the newest "Watts" member, Kenadi
Jude's wagon came in handy more ways than one.
And I took advantage of the nap time to get my share of some AWESOME boiled crawfish
Spring was beautiful at our house. I'm sad to see it gone! Everything was beautiful all bloomed out, especially the crabapple tree Uncle Joey and Aunt Casey gave us last year!
Jude is still getting better with his eating. Finishing whole jars of baby food are getting to be a regular thing around our household!!
And Jude had a blast at Anna's birthday party!! He played with her baby duck and jumped on the trampoline. It wore him out! Such a great day!
Well.. that's it for now. Don't worry though, I'll have more pics to put up very soon!!!
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