I am sorry I haven't updated Bobby's progress lately! It's been crazy around here! Well, I am happy to report Bobby is doing better. He still has his moments, but for the most part the bad pain spells are gone. He is now just at a point of being sooo hungry! Soups, malts, and blended chili just aren't cutting it anymore. We will visiti the oral surgeon again in 1 1/2 weeks. At that time, he will determine whether Bobby can get the wires removed or if he needs to stay an additional week. Let's hope for the sooner option!!!!
Bobby went back to desk work this past week. It's pretty boring stuff. It has given me a chance to get back into my "routine" though. It's so crazy how he has totally thrown my schedule off since he has been home. I think it's good for him to be back at work anyhow. It will be a good transition for going back to the road.
I am super busy with photography and I promise to start posting pictures again (versus my doom and gloom blogs I have been subjecting you all to)! However, we truly appreciate all of your comments you left for Bobby. He reads them and is so encouraged by your words. Even though he may not know some of you like I do......he truly appreciates your thoughts and prayers as he has dealt with his injury.
Happy Fathers Day to my husband......he is the most wonderful Daddy in the world! When I asked Ty what he loved about daddy, he said that he loves his hugs and kisses. When I asked Ty what is the funniest thing that daddy does.....he said "He shakes his booty." Bobby will appreciate me posting that comment for everyone to read! LOL!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Quick update
We are 1 week and 1 day post surgery (not that I'm counting or anything). Things have gotten better in some areas and have stayed the same in others.
I am proud of his eating. He has really made an effort to eat as best as he can with the liquid diet. I have even tried some new recipies that he liked and at least I know he is getting some nutrition. He has lost 10 pounds and looks lean! I have lost 12 pounds and am anxious to lose more!! ;)
We have had some bad spells with pain. The surgeon had Bobby come back in to the office this past Monday and he took the wires off and replaced them with rubberbands. He felt that Bobby was in too much pain and the rubberbands should offer him some relief. Making that switch put Bobby in a lot of pain (just because of the slight movement of his jaw). So Monday was not good. We had another really bad spell yesterday morning about 6:30am. He was in so much pain I really though he was going to go into shock. I helped him through it and the rest of the day seemed to go pretty well (even ventured out to Target with him for awhile).
He is still on pain medicine and will be off of work for this week. We are hopeful that he will go back to light duty the following week and then only have 2 or 3 weeks on light duty.
Everyone has been so thoughtful.....we can't say thank you enough to everyone who has been so kind to us! Gotta run....sounds like another pain spell is setting in.....
**update 12:40pm......spoke with surgeon about an hour ago. He is so unsure why Bobby continues to have pain. Said it shouldn't be doing it this bad 1 week post surgery. We are heading to ENT Doctor at 3:00pm to see what he thinks is going on.
I am proud of his eating. He has really made an effort to eat as best as he can with the liquid diet. I have even tried some new recipies that he liked and at least I know he is getting some nutrition. He has lost 10 pounds and looks lean! I have lost 12 pounds and am anxious to lose more!! ;)
We have had some bad spells with pain. The surgeon had Bobby come back in to the office this past Monday and he took the wires off and replaced them with rubberbands. He felt that Bobby was in too much pain and the rubberbands should offer him some relief. Making that switch put Bobby in a lot of pain (just because of the slight movement of his jaw). So Monday was not good. We had another really bad spell yesterday morning about 6:30am. He was in so much pain I really though he was going to go into shock. I helped him through it and the rest of the day seemed to go pretty well (even ventured out to Target with him for awhile).
He is still on pain medicine and will be off of work for this week. We are hopeful that he will go back to light duty the following week and then only have 2 or 3 weeks on light duty.
Everyone has been so thoughtful.....we can't say thank you enough to everyone who has been so kind to us! Gotta run....sounds like another pain spell is setting in.....
**update 12:40pm......spoke with surgeon about an hour ago. He is so unsure why Bobby continues to have pain. Said it shouldn't be doing it this bad 1 week post surgery. We are heading to ENT Doctor at 3:00pm to see what he thinks is going on.
Monday, June 8, 2009
And round three....
We ended up BACK at the ER. Bobby has been in so much pain (the pain medicine isn't doing anything for him at this point) and he is in complete misery still. I called the oral surgeon and he wanted Bobby to go to the ER right away to be seen. The reason is because he (the surgeon) wanted to rule out middle ear damage or a crack to the base of his skull. WHAT??!!! This couldn't get any worse...
So off to Liberty Hospital we went. The Readers Digest version of our hospital visit was that it was long, extremly painful on Bobby, boring for Ty, and frustrating for me. But, the best news we have gotten this week was that the CT scan showed no further damage (to ligaments, ear, bones, etc). He even said Bobby's brain looked good (which I really do question)!! LOL!
He was given a stronger pain medicine. He said this medicine just makes him more loopy but doesn't ease the pain much. Seems like the only thing that's working for a small timeframe is an ice pack. But again, that is only temporary relief.
So, just to keep you posted on his weight (and for me to journal it) he has lost 7 lbs. I have lost 8 lbs. I, however, am NOT complaining though!!!!!! I eat what Bobby eats....I feel too guilty eating in front of him. He has never asked me to not eat, in fact he wants me to eat.....but I just can't bring myself to do it yet. But no fears.....I AM getting nutrition - it's just liquid right now!
Please continue the prayers......we will need them in the coming weeks. I sure hope things turn around at our household soon. I know they will with time.....it just can't get here fast enough.
So off to Liberty Hospital we went. The Readers Digest version of our hospital visit was that it was long, extremly painful on Bobby, boring for Ty, and frustrating for me. But, the best news we have gotten this week was that the CT scan showed no further damage (to ligaments, ear, bones, etc). He even said Bobby's brain looked good (which I really do question)!! LOL!
He was given a stronger pain medicine. He said this medicine just makes him more loopy but doesn't ease the pain much. Seems like the only thing that's working for a small timeframe is an ice pack. But again, that is only temporary relief.
So, just to keep you posted on his weight (and for me to journal it) he has lost 7 lbs. I have lost 8 lbs. I, however, am NOT complaining though!!!!!! I eat what Bobby eats....I feel too guilty eating in front of him. He has never asked me to not eat, in fact he wants me to eat.....but I just can't bring myself to do it yet. But no fears.....I AM getting nutrition - it's just liquid right now!
Please continue the prayers......we will need them in the coming weeks. I sure hope things turn around at our household soon. I know they will with time.....it just can't get here fast enough.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Round Two
Round two of finishing Bobby's jaw surgery was yesterday. It was the most HORRIBLE of the two procedures he has had in the past two days. He was in soooooo much pain, I can't even describe it. I cried for him almost the entire day.
After we got home from yesterday's procedure, I made him drink an Ensure to get something in his stomach. Any nutrition he has must be in liquid form and has to "seep" through his teeth in order to swallow. Once he drank the Ensure, he took his pain meds and went to sleep for about 3 hours.
After waking up (it was late afternoon by this point)....he was doing somewhat better and was ready to have more in his belly. So off to Target I went. I bought things I have never bought before and was clueless about how to do this whole liquid diet.
We made him a strawberry smoothie and he drank chicken noodle soup broth. He then wanted to go outside for some fresh air and watch Ty ride his John Deere. That made me feel a little better (actually seeing Bobby move around). Once I saw him act "a little normal".... my tears started to fade away. I think I just needed to "see" that he was going to be ok. Seeing your husband in so much pain, laying on the bed moaning, crying, and in misery is nothing a wife wants to witness. I just felt so helpless which made me so upset.
He just woke up this morning and said that last night was rough. He didn't sleep much and the pain his really bad in one side of his jaw. I told him it's going to get worse before it gets better....the wires are trying to do their job to fix his breaks. It's not going to feel good by any means.
Thank you to all for your concerns, phone calls, emails, texts, etc. We appreciate it more than you'll ever know. It will be a long 5 weeks- but with your friendships, I know it will be a little more bearable for us to make it through.
P.S.....we get to carry around wire clippers around with us everywhere in case of an emergency (like if he starts choking). I know it doesn't sound like a major ordeal to do that.....but the thought of an emergency like that happening just stresses me out. We have two pairs (one for home and one that I will put in my purse). I plan on buying a 3rd pair that Bobby will carry on him. We examined his wiring last night to see where cuts need to be made in case something should happen. Just makes my stomach hurt thinking about that. I'm sure nothing will happen, but it's something we have to be prepared for just in case.
After we got home from yesterday's procedure, I made him drink an Ensure to get something in his stomach. Any nutrition he has must be in liquid form and has to "seep" through his teeth in order to swallow. Once he drank the Ensure, he took his pain meds and went to sleep for about 3 hours.
After waking up (it was late afternoon by this point)....he was doing somewhat better and was ready to have more in his belly. So off to Target I went. I bought things I have never bought before and was clueless about how to do this whole liquid diet.
We made him a strawberry smoothie and he drank chicken noodle soup broth. He then wanted to go outside for some fresh air and watch Ty ride his John Deere. That made me feel a little better (actually seeing Bobby move around). Once I saw him act "a little normal".... my tears started to fade away. I think I just needed to "see" that he was going to be ok. Seeing your husband in so much pain, laying on the bed moaning, crying, and in misery is nothing a wife wants to witness. I just felt so helpless which made me so upset.
He just woke up this morning and said that last night was rough. He didn't sleep much and the pain his really bad in one side of his jaw. I told him it's going to get worse before it gets better....the wires are trying to do their job to fix his breaks. It's not going to feel good by any means.
Thank you to all for your concerns, phone calls, emails, texts, etc. We appreciate it more than you'll ever know. It will be a long 5 weeks- but with your friendships, I know it will be a little more bearable for us to make it through.
P.S.....we get to carry around wire clippers around with us everywhere in case of an emergency (like if he starts choking). I know it doesn't sound like a major ordeal to do that.....but the thought of an emergency like that happening just stresses me out. We have two pairs (one for home and one that I will put in my purse). I plan on buying a 3rd pair that Bobby will carry on him. We examined his wiring last night to see where cuts need to be made in case something should happen. Just makes my stomach hurt thinking about that. I'm sure nothing will happen, but it's something we have to be prepared for just in case.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Just one of those days!
Bobby played softball Sunday night and got hit in the face with a ball that took a bad hop. The long and short of it is that he ended up with a broken jaw in 2 places. He has his mouth wired shut and it will stay that way for at least 5 weeks. He will be on a 100% liquid diet during that time.
It was an emotional day...I totally wasn't expecting that news. I knew he was hurt, but didn't expect it to shake out this way.
In the end, I know he will be ok....just one of those roadbumps life gives us....
It was an emotional day...I totally wasn't expecting that news. I knew he was hurt, but didn't expect it to shake out this way.
In the end, I know he will be ok....just one of those roadbumps life gives us....
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Happy Birthday Max!
What a fantastic session! Max was totally full of smiles! LOVE the second picture....I think it captures his personality PERFECTLY! Enjoy mommy & daddy!!!
The little red ball tells quite a story in these pics
Sometimes I worry about toys being in pictures (will they be distracting, etc). But not in this case! This ball made for some of the cutest shots! 
Handsome little guy!
This little cutie was a blast! I definitely think mom and dad have a heartbreaker on their hands!Monday, June 1, 2009
Beautiful Senior!
I am waaaaaay behind on my Spring 2009 posts. I'm going to try to play catch up! Here is one of my seniors.....what a fabulous session!
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