So today Tiara is scheduled to have a root canal, a prior root canal fixed and several cavities filled while under anesthesia at Choc. I am super happy she is getting this dental work done because her teeth have been bothering her but what is killing me is SHE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THIS DONE…
hospital stays
Two cavities and now another visit to the hospital…
Last Thursday I took Tiara for her regular teeth cleaning only to learn she had developed 2 cavities. Both in the very back of her bottom teeth, one of each side. You may not think this is such a big deal, but it is a huge deal! The last time Tiara had a cavity was…
We finally got home, once again!
Just a quick update. We finally made it home yesterday at 4:00 p.m. after an issue with the CHOC pharmacy not having Tiara’s antibiotic to take home with us. Of course the dosage she needed was back ordered but Tiara and I were getting super antsy to get out of there so I asked the…
Yes, she failed the swallow study!
Tiara had her swallow test yesterday and just as I expected she failed! I knew she was aspirating but I wasn’t sure to what extent. Apparently the moment she took a sip of the barium with a straw they watched it pass over into her lungs. Clear cut aspiration. She coughed but it was delayed,…
Home is where the heart is…
Happy Monday everyone! Tiara is still here at Choc but she seems to be feeling better. We realized she was allergic to the antibiotic that was treating her 3 infections because her mouth broke out in cold sores. I knew it might happen and was on the look out for any allergic signs because it…
Sadly, she is back in the hospital
I’ll make this quick as I haven’t slept much. Yesterday I took Tiara to the emergency room because she hadn’t urinated in 15 hours. She looked really puffy, was shaky and I was very concerned after she started vomiting. I am pretty sure the vomiting was a seizure because her eyes were darting side to…
A few reflections from the last hospital visit…
I know I posted almost everyday while Tiara was in the hospital but there were lots of things that happened that I wasn’t able to convey during that time. First, I wrote about a resident in the ICU who was rather full of himself and on first impression neither he nor I were impressed with…
My new favorite cookie!
As many of you know, I have a serious sweet tooth, which I normally satisfy with a cookie. I like cookies which are homemade, from Mrs. Field’s, the Corner Bakery and Paradise Cafe and that is pretty much it. I am super picky and hate to waste calories on bad cookies. While I was in…
And now that we are home….
I have to say I am pretty shocked at how totally exhausted I am. The great thing about being home is that you get to see your family, eat good food and sleep in your own bed BUT now you don’t have any nurses to help you. As of last night I had already changed…
We are HOME!!!
We busted out of the hospital on Sunday afternoon after I pretended Tiara was eating, drinking and able to breath room air. I started planning our exit on Saturday night and forced Tiara to take part of her meds by mouth even though she would rather have them put down the NJ tube just so…