Well it's been a minute since I've written my last post. I'd like to tell you that it's because I'm so miserably busy and I cannot for the life of me find time; but, that's not the case at all. I've been huddled up in my house, thinking about life, and keeping my distance. I'm not sure why. I'm not usually like this, but for now it works.
The Monday before Thanksgiving so, November 22, we "rushed" Ryan to UC ER. I put rushed in parentheses because Ryan never gets in a hurry for anything! Since returning to work and with the coldness of winter coming on, he'd been having pain, coldness, tiredness and numbness in his left arm and fingers. I of course called his cardiologist, Dr. Meier. After speaking back and forth all day, he told Ryan to come down to UC as soon as he could, they needed to do tests. We sat in the ER for 4 hours, let me tell you a city hospital ER isn't where you want to spend ANY amount of time, let alone 4 hours. Finally, FINALLY, they call Dr. Meier like we had told them time and time again. He'd had a plan for Ryan, just no one had told him he'd come in yet. Hah! Go figure. I'll quote a doctor for you, "there isn't a lack of communication here, it's just a set of hierarchies". WHATEVER. They don't speak to one another, I call it lack of communication, THEY can call it whatever makes them feel better about it! Anyways, long story short, he stayed in the hospital a few days, he had a heprin drip to thin his blood. On Wednesday November 23rd he had his 2nd surgery due to rupturing his aeorta. They went in through his left arm with a camera to see what they could see, see, see. They removed a relatively good sized blood clot. He was released late in the evening on Thanksgiving day. He was off work for 2 more weeks. He went back to work this Monday. It was supposed to bring ease to our minds, but it didn't. He has more pain, tiredness, and coldness now than before. Yesterday he was outside for 45 minutes. He wore 2 gloves on his left hand, and one on his right. When he came in he checked the temp on both hands. His left was 52 degrees, and his right was 76. That's an INSANE difference! Anyway, it's for sure that he will have to undergo another surgery to fix this bloodflow problem. We go back to see Dr. Meier on January 14th. I hope this one works. The plan is to do a bipass, so going in through the chest. Dr. Meier will put a shunt from the artery that supplies blood to the brain, from behind the ear down through the neck and into the shoulder. This shunt will supply blood to both Ryan's brain and his left arm. That's the plan, and I hope this one works. If not, "there really isn't another option..."
Another big thing that's taken place since my last post. We found out what we're expecting!! It's a BOY!! His name is Maximus Ryan Jordan. Unless, I can get Ryan to add another middle name, or change the Ryan. If we don't he will have the same initials as Ryan's dad. Umm...yeah, that bothers me. That's a different story that I don't want to blog about at the moment! Anyways, our son is doing well! On November 30th, he was about 15oz. Everything was on track, and he looks like a bundle of health! He is stubborn like his parents, and wouldn't look at us for a picture! He he has huge feet, a huge head, and there is NO DOUBT that he is infact, a BOY! lol. I wasn't surprised when she said "oh, well there it is, he's a definitely a boy!". I didn't have any intuitions on the gender, until the week prior. It was a strong overwhelming feeling that he was a boy. While Ryan was in the hospital, we both called him only by Max. So, we weren't all giddy, "OMG! It's a boy!!" blah blah blah, like I expected the experience to be. I was more relaxed and calm, and just said to myself, "I knew you were..." Ryan showed a smile. He knew too. So, now I'm planning on starting to make his crib sheets, etc. I'm thinking Frankenstein =)
On another note, I think I've mentioned it, but earlier in my pregnancy Ryan made the decision to move us in with my parents. It was for my well being, as well as Max. I was having so many problems controlling my bloodsugars, and they were constantly low. So, here I always have someone around. ALWAYS. Well, I was annoyed by it, but I have to admit it has saved me quite a few times! And now with Ryan's last surgery, and his two weeks off of work. Plus, his next surgery, which will be an even longer recovery... It's saved more than me and Max. It's been a true blessing in disguise. My parents are helping us so much. They are bending over backwards to help us get our family on track. Ryan's family is too. I used to take my family for granted, but now, I really don't know where we would be without them. I'm so thankful. I owe them all more than I ever will be able to repay. I hope they know though, that I love them and I deeply appreciate everything they sacrifice for us. I'm going to write a personal story about our journey, and use shutterfly to actually make look like a "book". I'm going to include all the pictures from the hospital, and pregnancy , and Max. It's my thank you to my family. I'm excited to have the passion to write again. Let's hope it works out!
That's all I have for now. Until next time, peace and love...
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