Lisa has an injured quadriceps muscle in her LEFT leg. She has to stay off of it and IF she is better on Monday she can take her ballet class as normal, if NOT she can go and do any upper body stretches; however, NOT lower body...and that is ONLY if she is up to it. Thursday turned out to be a very stress-filled day. First there was an extra MD appt in the mix, some issues that had to be taken care of with three different places on the phone AND Lisa began writhing in pain around 3 PM and the Tylenol wasn’t helping (She can't take anti-inflammatories). She had told me on the way to the MD she was having calf pain in her RIGHT leg with the occlusions. That isn’t unusual for her, she has claudication because of it...of course, the MD was worried about a DVT, but chose to wait and see before doing a doppler. When I called at 3 to see if we could get something stronger for the pain, they decided they wanted a doppler that night...so I had to drive to the MD office and get a prescription, then back home for Christian to fill. Rachel and I left for the fundraiser (it was POURING down rain and we encountered TWO detours because of road construction...and had left later than we wanted because I was caring for Lisa). There was a delay at the pharmacy, because the dosage was so low they didn’t have it, so they had to wait for the MD to give the okay to give a higher dosage so it could be cut in half, took Christian 75 minutes, Pete almost beat him home and I was worried sick! Our MD is in another county (just 15 minutes from my house though, our closest doctor as a matter of fact), but she wanted Lisa to go to the hospital in her county, which is 30 minutes away for us on a good day...not at 5 O'clock traffic with the weather so bad. Pete called me as they left for the hospital and it was a long 2.5 hours as I tried to wait patiently for the test to be completed. I finally got the call just before 8 that Lisa did NOT have a DVT...so why the severe pain? Our theory is she WAS having the claudication/leg cramps, but because she was following the MD orders she was staying lying down on the couch, which was NOT helping the cramps. She had to get up while I was gone to go to the bathroom. She had actually gone twice before I left and twice after...we figured out she was getting up to walk, trying to stretch her legs...sometimes she is too obedient for her own good! Christian said the fourth time she was up, she came back looking MUCH better! I have had leg cramps, no wonder she was miserable. While it was a horribly stressful afternoon/evening for us all, we got through it and the end result is happy. Rachel of course did an amazing job, speaking to the donors for a good solid 5 minutes and playing beautifully. It was a special treat for us, because we were FINALLY introduced to the sponsors of her music scholarship. They were incredibly caring folks! I was stressed to the max though.
Yesterday was a quiet day, we canceled ALL of our activities and just stayed home, Lisa needed rest. Today we are going to my parents, then Rachel will have her jazz classes. We will stay at my parents until she is finished, her classes are just ten minutes away. My uncle (my Mom’s brother) passed away Friday night (he was very ill) and we want to spend time with my folks.
I want to say a heartfelt Thank you to those who have given to the Walk for Wishes...we still have almost three weeks to go if you want to help. Thank you Courtney, Gail, Michele, Tracy and Terra.Krystal, please thank Tessa, Jenna, Jonnie and Paige. ALL of you are incredibly kind, the money will be used 100 percent for wishes and that is a huge blessing. EACH donation makes a difference! Honestly, big or small, it means a lot. I KNOW times are tough and there are LOTS of great causes out there, so I really appreciate your help, I know it isn’t easy.
It is past time for me to get dressed so I will conclude with prayers for all! It really means a lot to have your advice (thanks Tammie and everyone else), your prayers and your care for my family!
Madeline, stay tuned for my new report, it IS coming!!!!