yeah. thinking of you and hoping that you are hanging in there.
I hope all is well girlie, keep your chin up!
Thinking of you, Betty.
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
with your smile, you don’t need game ;D[/quote]
this~
Hang in there, Bettie-Sue.
we’re home, just exhausted, sad and wishing this would all disappear.
we got back late last night after a very very long day.Just very stressful and trying to hold it all together wishing the hubby had been there.
…But through it all my little girl was just as joyful and happy as ever up until I led her back into the MRI room…big scary place! I held her close while they put the gas on to sedate her for the MRI…I left the room and they did the IV, etc…
The MRI took 2 hours and I thought I was going to crumble from the worry. I was told 45 minutes…guess they were being thorough?
During that time I called the red cross to put a message through and it was all becoming pretty real.
FINALLY they called me back when they were done, into the hallway where Julia was in a hospital bed all hooked up and very groggy. I was taken aback but managed not to lose it(completely)
The first thing she asked me for was Dunkin Donuts…poor thing hadn’t eaten all day and she is always a hungry little bear first thing in the morning and by that time it was about 3pm.
They finally let us go just in time for DC rush hour traffic.
I should hear from the DR early next week. He says that just by glancing at the images it’s pretty “narrow and constricted” and in not so many words I think he is leaning towards surgery(not catheter) But, he will collectively get opinions from all sides and I am due back up there once more to go over the images and discuss the procedure that was decided for Julia and hopefully get a date, so hubby’s people can work on getting him home.
It all just SUCKS and is draining. I don’t know why I’m so down. I was gonna go to the gym this morning, but turned around half way there…chose to hide on the couch and catch some quiet time for a couple hours instead.
So sorry to hear that Bettie, and I really hope they get back to you soon with “official” results. There’s absolutely NO shame in avoiding the gym today and opting to chill out instead. The gym will always be there, and you know it. Get yourself 100% in all aspects, then kill it in the gym, she’ll be waiting patiently 
It’s pretty obvious why you are down - you have a lot of stress and worry to deal with and your hubby isn’t there to lean on (at least, not just yet). Holding it together must be exhausting, but it sounds as though your Julia is coping well if she is happy, and that is testament to your strength. Cut yourself some slack and if you need some time away from the gym, so be it. We’re all pulling for you.
This definitely SUCKS. Betty, we are here to listen if you need to vent. I really wish I could do more than send you my very best wishes for a good outcome for your little one.
Love that your little bear asks for Dunkin Donuts first thing!
a not strong person would scream and cry and try to find ways to cut corners or have someone else handle her business. its good that you don’t know any other way, speaks to your core strength as a woman. you’re getting shit done and shining in spite of it, whether you see it or not.
couch time is completely acceptable. especially after such a close encounter with DC rush hour traffic.
Whatever you need to do to get through this time is what you should do. Sending you good thoughts…
gym-ed it this morning…rawr.
feeling better. Denying the suckiness of the situation won’t help, but neither will being sad and stressed. It won’t change things or make it better. My daughter has a problem and it is fixable.
who is this person speaking? She sounds all growed up.
Have you ever missed someone before they even left? ya.
Hopefully the good DR will give me the word next week and the hubby will be on his way.
You are the one that is all growed up. Yay for feeling better!
I was just checking in on you. I have been following your log though not posting
You are dealing with alot and you doing it amzingingly. You are very strong
Tough times for you.
I’m keeping you in my thoughts.
ya, no way around it…just gotta get through it…(I’ve said that before!)
Got some more crappy news :roll:
My Husbands people will not send him on emergency leave because its past the half way point…WHAT?!
Are you KIDDING ME?!
Its because it wasn’t spur of the moment, ‘Hey our daughter is in the hospital right now and needs surgery NEXT WEEK!!’ sort of emergencies…
sorry, military people, but that’s JACKED UP!
Instead, they’ll coordinate his regular leave with Julia’s surgery date…
what kind of nonsense is that? And what kinda relaxation is that gonna be for him and still have to go back to that hell hole? I mean…
REALLY?
Its because if they send him on emergency leave, they still owe him regular leave and they can’t guarantee that would happen. And its against “the rules,” to combine emergency and regular leave together :irked:
And it was pretty damned traumatizing for me to call the Red Cross WHILE we were at the hospital…and for WHAT??
grrrrr :irked:
Military really does come before family I guess. It sucks, but you just go with it. I married the man, but also the Navy. I accept it but I don’t always like it. I guess thats what makes or breaks you.
MiM, sucks that you’re going through tough times - you don’t deserve any of this!
Be strong, you’ll get through - like you say you have no choice. For your sake and your families sake. Just know we got your back.
<3 ya girlie. Hang tight, the hubby will be home soon, and its pure nonesense about his leave, but at least you’ll have him there when its time for the surgery, and that will make a world of difference.
I hate that you and hubby are getting the shaft from his employer. At least he’ll be with you for the surgery, but MAN THAT SUCKS!
Makes me giggle a lil bit, (in a weird way) bc it reminds me of all the old guys who say, “If Uncle Sam wanted me to have a wife, he would’ve issued me one.” and that it’s SO different now, that EVERYONE has families.
Is your ombudsman any help? Or have you already exhausted that resource?
Apparently, this wasn’t really an emergency, which is the reason they are not sending him home for emergency leave?
If I would have sent a message saying our daughter is in the hospital and needs surgery on Friday, they would have have sent him on his way.
He is leaving that country the time he was supposed to leave,(FEB 10th) Leave starts when boots hit the ground and he checks into his command here. Estimated return date is Feb 28th…
I guess what they are saying is that if he goes on emergency leave, fine, but he immediately has to return and won’t be granted regular leave. If if’s AFTER the date he is supposed to be leave here again they will combine the emergency leave with it.
It’s all a clusterfuck basically and none of that probably made sense, lol.