Rissie's Arthritis
Between New Jersey and Chicago we took Rissie in to see her rhuematologist. Both knees were showing swelling. So the new plan of attack would be upping her medication treatment to stronger action, which meant giving her a
shot once a week for six months. My heart sank. Who wants to give their three-year-old a shot?
(It's not three times a day though, right Allison?)I told her doctor we were in the middle of transitioning
again, and didn't want to put her through something like that in the middle of jumping her around. He told us that it would be fine to wait until we got to Chicago and recommended a doctor he did his residency with.
We continued to faithfully give her the Naproxin twice a day and met with her new doctor yesterday. She was very sweet with Rissie and I was overall pleasantly impressed with her. She also found that the swelling had gone down and thought the methotrexate might be too strong for the time being. (We were running out of her med in New Jersey and (with our insurance in Utah) hadn't been giving her the full amount. Probably why the swelling had been different.)
Rissie will continue taking Naproxin at a slightly elevated dose and
hopefully that will be enough!
Heartache is a hard reminder that our hearts work.
Where does it hurt?
3/14/05 Lauren's cough continues, and after her heartbreaking cries of, "I don't like my cough." I asked her where it hurt, thinking it could be either her throat or her chest. She said, "Right here." Then mouth wide open she pointed to her throat with her entire hand in her mouth and her finger at the back until she gagged.
2/19/08 This morning, we are eating breakfast when J interrupts the brief silence with a small basement burp. Without missing a beat, Lauren says, "What do you say, Daddy?" He excuses himself, then still in her motherly tone adds, "We don't fart at the table do we?"
Junk Food
9/16/08 Yesterday Lauren learned the difference between junk food and healthy food. So this morning, when she saw Rissie with a piece of candy, she said, "Mom, can I please have some junk food?"
2/9/08 Today Lauren asked me to redo her hair because it was "falling off!"
Cookie Dough
L: (in her sweetest voice) "Mom, can I have some cookie dough please?"
M: "Sure."
L: "Well," pause, "do you think you can get it from the fridge so I can like it?"
4/20/2008 So Lauren got some gum (not a fan) for being a good girl. Later, Jon asked her if she had swallowed it. She said, "No." Then he asked if she threw it away. She said, "No." So he asked her where it was, she told him it was in her throat.
L. and R. have been singing and dancing to their new piano that plays fun tunes. L. has been learning them and singing them around the house. A few days ago I overheard her sining, "Mary had a little sheep, little sheep, little sheep,...
Finding the Moon
Lauren shouts, "Grandma, there is the moon!" She started singing Twinkle Little Star, but in the mean time we had turned the corner and she soon discovered it was gone. So she tells Grandma, "We need to find another moon." 01/13/08
Kids are the best source of laughter
- I was getting dressed and L happened to be there and as I reached for my br_ she asked, "Mom, you put your b__bs on?"12/07
- R had gotten in trouble for something, then after some reflection L said matter of factly, "Well, she's learning."12/07
- L just told Jon to look at her stomach then lifted her arm, pulled down her sleeve, and showed him her armpit.12/07
5 comments:
What a cute picture of Rissie :) I hope all goes well.
Yes yes lets hope that is enough! I miss you guys here. I am excited to see updates again!
Mmmmm, sure makes you love her. Hope it takes.
Oh, that poor little sweetheart! What a trooper she is. Sending prayers your way. :)
Good luck to Rissie! We hope this gets worked out soon.
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