Will you hold my thumb?

Today Ryan went for his MRI. It has been rescheduled 4 times in the last 2 weeks, two of those times they moved it up for us, one was cancelled because Ryan has been sick, and of course, the last one we kept! He had to be there at 8am and the procedure was to begin at 930. Scott was not able to go with me because of the last minute schedule thing, so I had to go alone, with Ryan. I really didn't want to go alone, but there is so much going on with everyone right now, that I didn't really have any other options.
 I was anxious the whole way up. I know, an MRI is no big deal, but they had to sedate him because of his age. He is only 3, and there is no way that he would be able to lie in a tube that makes a ton of very loud noises, for an hour. Let alone, not be scared.
I am a nurse and know what to expect. Heck, I do this to people, even kids! However, it is a completely different thing being on the patient side of things. They are so nice there and did SUCH a great job, but still, I was anxious!!!

Ryan with his "lotion" on. (numbing cream-EMLA for the IV start)

We hung out, watched TV, played trucks, then 2 nurses, and 2 other women came in. Two nurses for the IV start, and the others to distract and play with Ryan. He did an awesome job!

After the IV start, he wasn't that happy, but he really did get over it very fast. We kept blowing bubbles, and he would swat them with his hands, popping them.

When he couldn't hold the bubble container, he got a little sad, and asked "will you hold my thumb"? So sad, it is awesome how kids accept situations, and make the best of them.

Then after a while, we went down the hall to the MRI room. He didn't want to get on the "other" bed, so they said that I could just hold him. The peds anesthesiologist came out with his syringes of meds, and administered them right then and there! Diprovan, (the Michael Jackson drug) was the drug that they used. So there I am, just standing in the hall, holding Ryan in my arms. He was sitting up, not lying in my arms, so when they gave the drug, he just lightly fell down into my arms more, and became unresponsive.What a horrible feeling! To just watch him like that was the worst thing ever! They helped me lower him to the cart, I gave him a kiss, then they wheeled him into the MRI room.

He looked so small with that huge machine, so helpless. I was only allowed to watch for a few seconds, then went back to the quiet, empty room. The nice women helped me get back there, but on the way they were trying to comfort me, offering me coffee, etc. but all I said, was, "If I talk, I am going to cry", so they left me alone and.....I shut the door, and cried.I still can't believe that I cried, that was so unexpected!After an hour, they wheeled him back in. He was trying to roll a little bit on the cart, but didn't have a lot of coordination, so I just rubbed his back and loved on him. He recovered quickly and didn't cry or anything! I asked him if he went to sleep while at the hospital, but all he says is, "I slept in your bed" (which he did last night). So, it is nice that he doesn't remember any of it. Even after showing him pictures, he says he doesn't want to go in the dark hole because it is scary. Then I tell him that he already went in it, and he looks at me like I am crazy!Anyways, it was a hard morning for me, which is crazy, because he wasn't affected by it at all. Oh well, the joys of motherhood. Now, we just wait for Forness to call with the results.

Ryan, recovering while watching TV. It is funny how he is having a hard time keeping his eyes open.

Ryan back to his normal, active self. It didn't take much time at all for him to recover!

Ryan Joe

We have been working on brushing teeth with Ryan lately, but I don't think he quite has the hang of it yet!!

Sigh...

So, Ryan has been limping for like 2-3 months. He had no trauma, injury, bruise, swelling or redness to think that he hurt himself.
He went in for a well check last Thursday with Dr. Galvin, so I told him what has been going on, and with Amaya's history of this type of problem, he ordered some xrays and blood tests. His office called us and said that everything came back negative, and that if we wanted to be referred to an orthopedic specialist, to let them know. So, I called back, and of course, got that referral. Two days later, today, we got in to see Dr Forness (same ped orthopedic as Amaya). He checks Ryan's range of motion.....limited, as his L leg won't cross over the midline just like Amaya's wouldn't. Then he looked at the xrays that I brought from Hackley and tells me that he thinks he sees something on there in the L femur head. "It looks a little white, patchy, but I'd like to repeat the xray, and get a peds radiologist to read it".
Okay, repeat xray done, Forness comes back in to the room, and says that the radiologist agrees with him, and there is something going on, and that it is an abnormal xray!! Ryan needs to have further testing, which means an MRI. He will have to be sedated for it, so will require some preop stuff at his primary care doctor, then will need an peds anesthesiologist for the procedure....ugh!!
I am sad, mad, and confused. I don't understand. How can 2 people in the same family have Perthes', same leg/bone, etc. I wonder if it isn't something else, congenital, hereditary, or something else. Forness says that we will talk about it after the MRI, and that more blood tests will need to be done. Amaya had 2 of the many lab tests come back abnormal. They were blood clotting studies, they were elevated, so maybe that has something to do with all of this...who knows...?
Sigh, here we go again!!!