Kirby made the comment that he's so hungry he could eat a steak. So when Rusty ordered breakfast guess what he ordered? A STEAK!!!! :)
Rusty and Lacey having a great time letting Bryce pull them around! So glad he's playing again.I am so glad that their is only 7 days in a week! We have had a rough one. I guess I will continue the story with Rusty. After being hospitalized for 3 days for Pneumonia and asthma we thought he would only improve. It looked that way until Tuesday morning after breakfast. Rusty instantly started complaining about his belly hurting and a few minutes later was puking. So I called the doctor and he replied that his immune system was low from having pneumonia and that he probably got the flu.
All day he could not get comfortable and puked about every twenty minutes until that evening. The puking stopped but the hurt didn't. Before bedtime I took Rusty to the potty and for some reason watched him pee, I couldn't believe what I saw he peed blood. I was very concerned so I called the pediatrician on call and told him Rusty's symptoms and he said he is probably just dehydrated. So we watched him close threw the night and I called and made an appointment in the morning with his doctor.
We got to the doctors office and Rusty hurt so bad that I had to use Lacey's stroller to wheel him in. (Keep in mind it is PINK! So I knew he was really sick then.)
Rusty gave a urine sample and the doctor came in and said he had a kidney infection. So that explained the pain and the blood. He also sent us to get his blood drawn to check a couple other things. After that we headed home.
In the afternoon the doctor called and said that his blood work came back and it showed that his kidney wasn't working as good as it should be. And some of the other tests were slightly raised and some were low. But he said a kidney infection could cause this so not to worry to much.
A couple more hours went by and Rusty's pain only got worse. I was really getting nervous. Then the phone rang again and it was the Doctor again and he said he had called Primary children's hospital and talked to a specialist and he wanted to draw more blood in the morning and see if things were looking better. Then I proceeded to tell him that Rusty was really sick and could hardly stand the pain in his belly and back. He debated to admit him into the hospital but then decided to make it though the night and come in first thing in the morning.
Well morning finally came and Rusty was still hurting. So we decided it was best to have Kirby take him to the appointment and to get more blood drawn while I got Bryce on the bus and run to the grocery store. I got Bryce taken care of and was just walking out of the grocery store when I called Kirby to see what was going on. He said that they got the blood work back and his kidney was doing even worse! So the doctor said to head to Primary children's. I jumped in the car drove to my moms work and ran in and said Rusty got to get to the hospital here's Lacey and my groceries. I met Kirby in Logan and we took off.
After a long painful drive for Rusty we reached the ER. Can I just say how amazing that hospital and the workers are. We told what was going on and within a couple hours we knew what was wrong. He has a Kidney stone!!! Not real common for a 4 year old. We were relieved we found what was wrong.
So at 7:30 p.m. Rusty went into surgery and they put a stent in so that his kidney could start draining normally again. (Rusty was born with two kidneys but only one functions)
Because he had pneumonia just a week before they were very concerned about his lungs in surgery and didn't know if they were going to take out the breathing tube. But he did great and they were able to. They took him to the intensive care unit were they could watch his breathing and how he was urinating very closely. The good thing was when he woke up he was not in pain anymore. The bad thing is in six weeks he has to go back for surgery to get the stone blasted. Did I mention it's the size of a marble?!
Rusty was released the next day and was feeling like a new man. We are so glad to be home once again and pray that he will only feel better. I have never been so scared and prayed so hard in my life. I do know the lord was with us to get us all through this. We are so blessed.
I love you so very much Rusty and am so glad to see you running around again.
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So glad you posted all this Heid because I know all you need is one more phone call to tell the story again. Kirby was brief, so this gave me all the details. So sorry guys...and so very glad to see that smile again in these pictures. Poor Rust, we have been thinking and praying real hard for him. Looks the you are right, Heavenly Father does answer prayers;) Love you guys-hope to get together soon. PS-tell Bryce we are so proud of him going to Kindergarten too. I'm sure this has been awfully rough on him too;)
Oh Heidi. I'm so sorry! I can't believe everything you guys (and especially Rusty) have been through! I wish we were closer so we could help!!!!
I've never heard of kidney stones that young!! My whole family has them. I've had several and thought I was going to die! What a tough little guy to deal with it for so long!! And marble sized? That is huge for an adult, let alone a 4 year old! Yikes!! That makes me teary eyed just to read about it!
So is it his good kidney that wasn't functioning this time? Wow. How scary! Good luck with the surgery!!! We'll keep you guys in our prayers (even more than we usually do! :)
Heidi, I can't believ all of this transpired from the phone call you got on our way to Logan. I noticed that you didn't have him at the bus stop, but I just figured he was "hanging out" with Kirby. So sorry that I didn't ask. I had no idea. I hope that he continues to improve.
I'm so glad that Rusty is feeling better! He looked like happy little Rusty in church yesterday :) You and Kirb are such good parents (and now even more busy to boot)...Hope Rusty keeps doing well. Call me if you need anything.
So glad you posted so I could find out more about what was going on. I called last night and nobody answered. I thought you might still be at Primary's. That's so crazy that he has such a huge stone. I had mentioned to Kirby that I wondered if it might be a kidney stone. That poor little boy! And poor you! I know just how you are feeling. You must just be frazzled. You have to call me if you need anything! How about a sleeping pill? LOL! Seriously, we are just a shout away. Your family is in our prayers. We love you guys!
Oh my gosh I am so glad that he is doing better. I have never heard of a kid having a kidney stone. Poor guy. That sounded so scary for everybody. I hope everything is going smoothly again for all of you it sounds like you need some down time.
oh, that poor boy. I heard those kidney stones are really painful. What a tough little guy! i hope you don't have anymore emergencies. You definitely need a break. And poor Rusty does too. It's good to see him looking well in the picture.
Mindy
Oh what a kid, even though he is very young, he will probably never forget this experience. I hope all of your hospital trips (except for the needed surgery to remove the stone) have come to an end! So glad he is happy one again!
Love Ty
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