The morning at the hospital went well. As Cooper was "waking up," he was reacting pretty poorly to the medicine they give to calm and relax you. With Cooper, it was doing the exact opposite, making him upset and aggressive. (Apparently his happens once in a while to certain people.) It was nothing harmful, just very hard to deal with. All of the other children are around me slowly waking up, sipping juice, and going home after a few minutes. My child is growling and screaming at me, writhing and kicking all while glassy-eyed and really not fully aware... for over an hour. VERY TOUGH. But I summoned my inner strengths and tried to wait for it to wear off, eventually getting him in a vice grip, rocking and singing quietly in his ear.
The nurse thought it would be a good idea if I tell doctors NOT to give him that particular medicine ever again in the future.
Anyway... we are home now. He has had a nap. I need one. Everything looked good (visually) so far, but we know that is not really his problem. It will be the biopsies and other close examinations that come back next week that will HOPEFULLY have some information.
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Oh Amy! You are so patient! That would be so hard to deal with.
Did you get a nap? :-)
Poor Cooper and poor you! Recovery is awful enough but to have that thrown into the mix is just . . . super awful. Maybe it's just our kids, because Jonathan NEVER woke up peacefully. He was always angry and confused and just plain agitated.
Glad it's over! I hope and pray that you will get some answers . . . in a week.
I was glad to see an update. I can't imagine trying to keep my cool while my child is totally out of it! Hang in there!!!!
You are such a patient mom. Your little Cooper is such a cute little boy! He's lucky to have such a concerned, patient, and observant mother. Hopefully they will find out what is going on soon. At least they didn't find anything visually. That's always a good thing!
I can feel a little bit of your pain. Ethan was having problems with diarrhea for months too. They did blood and stool tests and everything came back normal with no allergies either. I was hoping it would be easier to find out, but the not knowing part is tough. I prayed for him hoping it would be nothing serious. The day before I was going to call Phx Chlrns to have him see a specialist the thought occurred to me to stop giving him his Omega-3 and see what that does. Low and behold, as soon as I did he had formed poopies. Within 4 days he was actually constipated! Shocker. So no more omega-3 for him. Anyway, my point in telling you this is just that I know it's upsetting to "not know" what is causing it, but the Lord is looking out for your little Cooper. Don't lose hope for the answer. At least he looks healthy and is obviously absorbing nutrients despite his diarrhea. We will keep Cooper in our prayers.
Hope you get some answers soon. This has got to be so frustrating for you. Hang in there.
hOPING ANSWERS COME SOON!!! What a tough sport and an AMAZING mom!
You are tough, Amy! Hang in there! It's never easy to see your child hurting in any way...we have been through a few things like this...I suppose it just makes you stronger when all is said and done. :) Sure love you!
Good luck with it all. I'm sorry you have to go through this, and hopefully you'll find some answers soon.
Me and Tyler are both very happy it went well.
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I'm so sorry that he (and you) have to go through yet another colonoscopy!! I can't even begin to imagine how hard that is on you or for such a small child.
I sincerely hope that they can tell you what is causing his problems and you can move forward!
Good Luck!!
I'm sure dealing with an unknown sickness/condition/whatever you call it with one of your kids never gets easier. Glad things went well today and I hope you get answers.
I just love you and so glad you are my daughter-in-law - loving my son and his sons. I couldn't ask for a better women for them! You put 200% into all you do. Hang in there. I am here for you.
Amy,
What were the drugs they gave and the one they warned you to not have given in the future? Maybe I can do some research and get back to you on them.
I hope you get some information too. What an ordeal this has been. You're doing great Amy. Hang in there.
You are amazing! I know that the power of the priesthood is real and that your amazing spirited Cooper will be guided by results and bring comfort you:) Your in our prayers!
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