Home and back again!

Well, isnce the last time I wrote we have gone home and back to the hospital again. Although, right now we are home. We went home Sat. night (Dec. 20) but still needed to keep track of glucose levels at home. That night it was in the 400s which was what was keeping at the hospital longer anyway. We called the doctor and he said to check in the morning and if either the one before breakfast or the one two hours after was over 200 we should call back. His first one was fine but the second one was 210. So we called and they wanted us back. We left and got the hospital again, after dropping Kyle off at my sisters first, at 3:30pm. Well, they told us tha Landon has diabetes. Actually he has a 5% chance of not having it but all things considered he basically has it and Dirk and I underwent diabetes teaching for two days before they would send us home. Not quite two days becasue we went in on Sunday afternoon and got to go home Monday night, we left at about 7:30pm. Normally it takes a little while longer to learn everything but because Landon is too young to teach we were able to go at a faster pace. So they basically taught us the survival skills of diabetes so we would be fine at home with Landon. We will be pricking his finger 4-5 times a day and giving him insulin 4-5 times a day. Before we left the hospital Dirk and I had to be able to give him the shots, and give each other one as well; just to know what they felt like. So basically Landons pancreas (sp) isn't working too well. The cells that are supposed to be making insulin are not or most of them have been destroyed. We knoe that not all of them are because he doesn't need too much insulin, in fact he needs very little just frequently. The doctor said that diabetes is a gradual disease and usually is just turned on to actually needed insulin by something. So in Landons case, apendasitis (sp). He also said, which is a comfort to Dirk and I, that is nothing we did or could have prevented. Even if his apendix did not burst it would have been turned on by a cold or the flu or something else like it. Right now at home his is on insulin for diabetes and antibiotics for hi apendasitis (sp). I think the major challenge right now is remembering all of his insulin and medicine times. Landon is doing well, though not enjoying being pricked and poked 4-5 times a day. Soon he will get used it and it will just be a daily occurance. He is doing well with his antibiotics and we have an appointment next week to get out his PICC line if everything is going well and we will set up the surgery date. We only have to antibiotics until next Tuesday, soon no more 3am doses. YAY! I know I said I would post picture, and I will, but it is 4:30 in the morning so I will do it later. LAndon's antibiotic has to run for thirty minutes so we are up for a little bit in the night. I just decided to take that opportunity and give everyone an update. Well, I will continue with updates and hopefully my next post will have pictures. Love to you all and thank you for your prayers and love and support!