The last week as been busy with doctor appointments. We took Wyatt in to the pediatrician on Tuesday morning for leg pains and weird red bumps that he has been having off and on for the last 6-8 weeks. The Doctor was perplexed. I answered a million questions and ended up with a referral to an orthopedic specialist and a trip to the lab to get Wyatt's blood drawn. Getting Wyatt's blood taken was NOT fun, but we got enough to run all the tests and allergy panels the doctor wanted. We got into the Orthopedic guy the very next day. Xrays were NOT fun. Mara came with us which turned out to be a good thing. Wyatt legs are fine, just a little too much running and jumping on his little body along with some growing pains. The doctor wanted to look at Mara's joints to compare them to Wyatt's and in the process decided he wants to start seeing Mara. She has femoral ante version. I knew she had something wrong- she is pigeoned toed and holds her hips and back at a strange angle. They will just watch her and do measurements for the next couple of years and hopefully it will get better on its own. Friday, Wyatt's pediatrician called with the lab results. Not so good. The tests were normal except that he has too many red blood cells. The doctor called the hematologist and he said he needed to see Wyatt ASAP. Apparently they see high levels of red blood cells in people with congestive heart failure and severe breathing problems (like on breathing machines not like his little childhood asthma.) Wyatt doesn't have these problems so we are looking at some of the other possibilities. One is that he could have a tumor on his kidney so he will be having an abdominal ultrasound on Tuesday morning and then we will be meeting with the specialist to do more tests and try to figure out what is going on. Another possibility is that his body just makes too many red blood cells and to fix that he would have to have his blood drawn on a regular basis to keep the count down to avoid blot clots and he would also be on a medication the rest of his life to keep his platelet count from going too high. SO, we will let you know what is going on as we find out. We would really appreciate it if you all could remember Wyatt in your prayers. Thank you!
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Wyatt
The last week as been busy with doctor appointments. We took Wyatt in to the pediatrician on Tuesday morning for leg pains and weird red bumps that he has been having off and on for the last 6-8 weeks. The Doctor was perplexed. I answered a million questions and ended up with a referral to an orthopedic specialist and a trip to the lab to get Wyatt's blood drawn. Getting Wyatt's blood taken was NOT fun, but we got enough to run all the tests and allergy panels the doctor wanted. We got into the Orthopedic guy the very next day. Xrays were NOT fun. Mara came with us which turned out to be a good thing. Wyatt legs are fine, just a little too much running and jumping on his little body along with some growing pains. The doctor wanted to look at Mara's joints to compare them to Wyatt's and in the process decided he wants to start seeing Mara. She has femoral ante version. I knew she had something wrong- she is pigeoned toed and holds her hips and back at a strange angle. They will just watch her and do measurements for the next couple of years and hopefully it will get better on its own. Friday, Wyatt's pediatrician called with the lab results. Not so good. The tests were normal except that he has too many red blood cells. The doctor called the hematologist and he said he needed to see Wyatt ASAP. Apparently they see high levels of red blood cells in people with congestive heart failure and severe breathing problems (like on breathing machines not like his little childhood asthma.) Wyatt doesn't have these problems so we are looking at some of the other possibilities. One is that he could have a tumor on his kidney so he will be having an abdominal ultrasound on Tuesday morning and then we will be meeting with the specialist to do more tests and try to figure out what is going on. Another possibility is that his body just makes too many red blood cells and to fix that he would have to have his blood drawn on a regular basis to keep the count down to avoid blot clots and he would also be on a medication the rest of his life to keep his platelet count from going too high. SO, we will let you know what is going on as we find out. We would really appreciate it if you all could remember Wyatt in your prayers. Thank you!
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Oh my goodness! I hope everything will be okay. We'll keep him and your family in our prayers.
Wow! I hope they find something out soon. Not knowing is so hard. You will be in our prayers.
Sara, you all our in our prayers! Stay positive and remember the Lord is looking our for Wyatt and your cute little family. We love you all!
It really is too bad that life can't be simple. But, like you said; it's all part of the plan. We'll be praying for you!
Poor Wyatt!!!! That is so scary! Our prayers are with you and please update soon!
Let me know if I can help in any way. My thoughts and prayers will be with your family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you guys and Wyatt. He is so young for this. I really hope everything gets better real soon. We love Wyatt!
We will certainly be praying for all of you...especially Wyatt! I know this must be scary. Let us know as soon as you find out anything.
Please let me know if you need anything. We will be praying for him.
Hang in there! Know that lots of prayers are heading your way.
I'm sorry you've been going through all of this, Sara. I really hope everything is okay. We'll keep Wyatt in our prayers.
Sara, we will be praying for your family and for Wyatt. I'm so sorry to hear about the news, but keep us posted. Nothing is diagnosed officially. We are going to be positive.
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