So...I guess it's time for another update. I have been very vocal about not being a "mini van driving soccer" mom. Hell if you know me at all, you would say how accurate that statement really is. I swear that this GIANT black cloud keeps following our family.
Yesterday, we had a typical day, I took the boys to the $1 movies and then out for some errands, then to Davis Farmland, they jumped and played all afternoon. When we returned home, Spencer complained of a belly ache, as he sometimes does when he doesn't eat, so I made him dinner and he refused to eat it, I have him a freeze pop and then he went to bed. Around midnight, Spencer woke up screaming in pain, begging me to take him to the hospital, which was the first sign that something drastic was wrong. I drove him to Clinton Hospital and we were there for maybe 15 minutes and he was wailing in agony. They placed an IV line in his elbow and he couldn't stop screaming about it hurting...It was constant. He was terrified! So after some blood work, Zofran and an attempt at starting some hydration... we were transferred to the pediatric center in Worcester at UMASS. Before we left they habe him some Tylenol for his pain, which really helped his headache subside.
Spencer talked the entire ride to the EMT, asked a bunch of questions about the supplies on board. It was cool to see him so inquisitive, but when asked, he politely declined that he would go info the medical field.
Once we got in Worcester, Spencer screamed for hours over the pain. After they gave him his ultrasound he received morphine, which had taken hours to work. They pushed some IV antibiotics and we waited for the results...
They think that Spencer's Appendix has preforated due to a appendiceal lumen, or a appendixlumen. Long story short... He is having emergency surgery to remove it, the course of treatment is very different if it hasn't ruptured vs if it has ruptured...please pray for the latter.
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