Isabella: No news on the gallbladder yet

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

No news on the gallbladder yet

Well yesterday I had a hepatobiliary scan. It was a long boring test that lasted about 2 hours. They injected a dye and watched it go through my liver and gallbladder. Then they injected something else that made my gallbladder contract. That is when I became very sick. I was very flush and nauseous. I felt this severe cramping. It only lasted as long as the medicine (5 minutes or so) but it was enough to convince me that it is definitely my gallbladder. Well they won't give me official results for another day. So hopefully tomorrow I will know. I am ready for them to take this darn thing out of me. Well I am on nurse duty today for Bella. She has her days and nights mixed up again. So I suspect she will be going to sleep anytime and I then I won't get to play with her for the rest of the day. So I am going to go get some smiles out of her before she drifts off into dream land. I'll keep you posted and thanks for the prayers.

2 comments:

Angela said...: Hey Megan! Just checkin' in on ya. I stopped by yesterday, but you were having your tests at that time.

Hang in there!

Love ya!
Angela; Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:15:00 AM
adrianna york said...: Hang in there I really dont know what you are going thew but I can only imagine what it feels like I do wish you the best of luck and you are in my thoughts and paryers. I am glad that is Isabella is doing really good. I hope she gets her nights and back to the way they should be I know it will take time. I have been going thew that with Adrianna. Well good luck and I wish the best for you and your family.
From Adrianna and her mommy Kim; Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:54:00 AM

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Story of Isabella Grace Gudde

Isabella was born December 23, 2006. She was born with a congenital heart defect called Truncus Arteriosus. She also was diagnosed with a deletion on her 22nd chromosome known as DiGeorge Syndrome. She had her first open heart surgery Febuary 27, 2007. She had 5 med flights last year. She had pulmonary hypertension and kept going into respiratory distress. After the 4th med flight, they decided to put in a trach and put her on the ventilator. She was home for 4 days before she was flown back. The fifth time was the worst. I really thought we were going to lose her. She again showed great strength and determination. She had a cardiac arrest on Aug 1, 2007. She was left brain damaged and we were told she was blind and deaf. Matt and I never accepted this fate and as time has gone on we have seen miracle after miracle. Bella now has her hearing back and much of her sight. She is still very far behind, but is making progress everyday. She came home September 12, 2007 after spending almost 160 days at Childrens Mercy in 2007. She was at home up until this February. She went in for her monthly check up and we found out she had a huge aneurysm at the conduit site on her heart. She underwent her second open heart surgery on February 21, 2008, just 6 days short from being one year post op from her first surgery. She is now home and doing fabulous. Enjoy the stories of our everyday miracles with Isabella.