Results

Hi fellow bloggers...
I just wanted to update you all on a few of the results we got back in the last couple of days. First off we will discuss nick's results... He has a torn disc. 9 times out of 10 the tear is located along the edge of the disc, however, his tear is exactly in the back of the disc behind the spinal cord which makes for a more complicated procedure if surgery is the way he would go. However, we are at the point where we are against putting nuts and bolts into his back as over time artheritis will set in causeing more of a problem in the future if nuts and bolts are to be used. We are currently looking into a surgery called Microdiscectomy. This would not include nuts and bolts and could possibly be the best and quickest fix. Until then Nick continues his chiropractic care 3 times a week(actually this week its been every day!!!) and he will continue getting decompression done on his back 3 times a week for 30 minutes now instead of only 10 minutes which is what we have been doing for the past month. Of course we are also going to other doctors to see what they suggest and of course all medical doctors say pretty much the same thing "a chiropractor isn't going to help this". But that is to be expected as most Dr's aren't fond of Chiro's. Nick has also been perscribed numberous medications. One being Prednisone to reduce swelling in the back/disc area so that healing can start to take place and scar tissue can form over this tear. He is also going to be on a pain killer as he needs to get back to work and yet his pain is far to much for him to bear. Nick however did go to work around 1:30pm this afternoon and will make it a short day and leave work around 4:45 to make his chiro appt.....I told him that if he is "so in pain" that he should come home and not over do it as we really need his back to heal and any kind of wrong move can make his healing process all that much longer. So as you can see we don't really have much answered over here but it is good to know exactly what we are dealing with and now to find a solution to cure my man???? Any advice is appreciated if anyone reading this has gone thru similar situations. Thanks!!
Now onto results of my ultrasound that I had today. Previously I had written about the "bright spot" on our little boys heart that was of concern. Today they redid an ultrasound to see if that "bright spot" was gone. It currently is still there, BUT my doctor is in no way worried about it any longer. She said many children are born perfectly normal with a "bright spot" on their heart and sometimes that "bright spot" shows up and means nothing. With the fluid being perfect measurement, the baby being perfect size for the stage Im at, and the movements of the baby are great and his heart beat is prefect and my test results for chromosome disorder (which is what the "bright spot" can mean) came back negative my doctor said "no worries". So with that being said, I am going to just continue praying for a healthy little guy to arrive pretty much on schedule as Im measuring 29 weeks:) He weighs 2 lbs and 10 oz currently and is VERY active. I only gained 5 lbs this past month so that was encouraging, however I still think I'll reach the weight gain I did with my other two boys. Im currently at 25 lbs gained which seems like a little, but in reality its quite a bit!!! But I usually gain 40 so Ive got myself a little ways to go yet.....and I have 2.5 months left!!!
Today I decided to walk thru the baby isles at target. Ive not done that yet since Ive gotten pregnant and decided to just look and see what is new out there or what I need to get or should I say "want" to get:). Nothing caught my eye and I walked out empty handed amazingly. I might swing by there a few more times in the near future and prehaps find a few things that I should get. This poor little fellow is going to have nothing new as he has all his hand me downs from his brothers!!!! Might just have to splurge and get a few things just cause:)
Thanks again to all those who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers. Of course nick isn't out of the woods yet, so continued prayers for his back to heal are much appreciated. And I haven't delivered a healthy baby yet, so continued prayers for a healthy baby boy is much appreciated too:)

Have a wonderful day y'all.