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Prayers for Seeger

We had a big scare Monday night...

Everything was normal throughout the day. Seeger (17 months old) ate and played fine. He took a good long two and half hour nap and woke up happy as always. Then about an hour later he started thrashing around and screaming, followed by a deep sleep. About every 5 minutes he would thrash around and scream then go back to sleep. I knew he shouldn't have been sleepy because of the long nap he took.

I called my neighbor ( a nurse) and had her come look at him. She said to take him to the Peds office. This was about 5pm. They have evening hours now, and I told them I would be there around 6. The office open with the evening hours on that day was in Downtown Greenville. My neighbor stayed at my house with Cooper until dinner finished cooking in the oven. I told her just to take it to her house and eat because I didn't think we'd be back in time to enjoy it and I knew she didn't have anything planned for having to sit with Cooper.

I got the the Peds and my husband met me there. I wasn't sure if it was ok for Seeger to sleep so I had to drive down the interstate with my hazards on, looking in the mirror to make sure I kept Seeger awake when he started drifting off. When we got there Curt knew right away something wasn't right because Seeger wasn't happy to see him like he usually is. The Doctor looked at him and ruled out a concussion, as well as few other things. He said to let him sleep if that's what he wanted to do. He did a full exam and found nothing obvious wrong with him. He was about to have some blood drawn to make sure it was all fine and send us home with a stomach bug for a diagnosis. Then he was able to witness an episode of thrashing followed by sleep. I could see the fear come across the Doctor's face. He said he was going to call the Pediatric ER and tell them we were on the way and to see him immediately! He said he thought he had intussusception.

We got to the ER and went right back to a room. They were waiting on us and handled everything in a swift manner. They did an ultrasound on his intestines. She told us they were calling the Pediatric Radiologist to come in, but in the meantime the Radiologist there would be on the phone with the Pediatric one letting him know what was going on. We were taken back for X-rays and informed of the severity of intussescpetion. They told us I caught it early (most people don't bring their kids in for 24-48 hours after it starts) and it should be corrected without surgery. The Pediatric Radiologist got there and did an air enema. We watched on the live X-ray and saw the air expand the intestines and when it got to the part that folded...it just pushed it all out and back to normal!

They kept him overnight on a bag of fluids and we were able to go home the next day. He is doing fine at home, back to his normal happy self! There was a Pediatric Surgeon in the room during the procedure. He was there in case something went wrong. The surgeon came by to discharge us and said after looking back at the X-rays, he noticed the lymph nodes in his intestines are swoolen more then they should be even with the diagnosis. He wants us to bring him back June 14th for more X-rays to make sure the swelling went away.

I'm not sure what happens if it's still swollen, I didn't ask because I don't want to worry about something that I can't control. He is in God's hands, so I'm not going to worry. I would appreciate and and all prayers that this next appointment will show no signs of swelling. THANKS!

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Permalink Reply by Katie Myers Hill on May 27, 2011 at 5:12pm

Oh Shanna, I cannot imagine going through that. Sounds like he was so tough and you so brave! So scary! I'm so happy it was corrected without surgery. Will keep Seeger and your family in thoughts and prayers! Please keep us updated after the x-ray. Must not be too serious if the doctor is letting you wait till mid June. Hugs!

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Permalink Reply by Kim on May 27, 2011 at 9:41pm

God was really with you guys through this. How frightening... I am so glad all went well considering. You trusted your mommy instincts and they were right. Keep us posted on how Seeger is doing. We'll be praying for him and all of you guys. I've never even heard of his diagnosis... Thanks for the explanation.

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Permalink Reply by Ashley Dill on May 30, 2011 at 7:25pm

My goodness, Shanna. I cannot even imagine how scared you and your husband must have been. I'm so glad everything turned out well. I will definitely keep you and your family in my prayers. Please keep us updated on Seeger's condition, and let us know how the dr appointment in June goes.

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Permalink Reply by Shanna Brown Hadden on May 31, 2011 at 1:23pm

He is doing GREAT! Back to his normal self for now. I'm praying he is fine when we go back. I'd like to think he would be feeling bad or eat less if the lymph nodes were still swollen. Who knows? Thanks for the prayers and kind words!

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Permalink Reply by Ashley Dill on May 31, 2011 at 1:34pm

I'm so happy to hear that, Shanna! Nothing is worse than having a sick baby. I'm so glad he's feeling better!

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Permalink Reply by Karen Martin-Wilkins-Ethan's Mom on June 1, 2011 at 5:18pm

I hope this turns out to be something that he heals from quickly with no lasting effects. Keeping your family in our thoughts and prayers!

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Permalink Reply by Jan Stribling on June 15, 2011 at 10:50am

How scary!! How is he doing?

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Permalink Reply by Shanna Brown Hadden on June 16, 2011 at 3:46pm

We went back to the surgeon Tuesday...all is well! PTL!!! The Dr said he still has a 10% chance it could happen again before age 2. Luckily, I know what to look for so if it happens again I just take him in and have them call the surgeon. Thanks for all the prayers and warm wishes!