It looks as though we finally have an answer for Devyn. I hadn't heard back from the Dr. yet, so I called yesterday afternoon and left a message. I was trying really hard to be patient and praying lots of, "Okay, I'm just going to be really patient and wait", prayers. Then I couldn't take it anymore. I was sure they forgot about her, didn't know how to tell us some awful news or something terrible was going on. I'm a worst case scenario person. I can come up with some really crazy stuff. I didn't hear back until this morning.
The nurse in the GI office was the one who called me and said that the kidney specialist thinks she has renal tubular acidosis. What now? I have no idea what that is. The GI mentioned it and I tried to read about it and then got confused. I asked the nurse if this is something serious and what that means. She said it's better to wait and talk to the kidney specialist. Of course. She then transferred me to the scheduling department to make an appointment with the kidney specialist. Of couse since I think my children are the most important people to walk to planet I figured they would get her in like tomorrow, or next week at the latest. May 1st. May 1st!!! I have to wait until May 1st to find out what is wrong with my child?!? I asked if that was really the soonest they had. Yes, it was. She suggested talking to the GI office again and asking if this was serious and she needed to be seen sooner. It's her kidneys. How could this not be serious? So, I was transferred back told that May 1st would be fine. (audible sigh) I really don't like being patient. I want to know what is going on right now. Hasn't the Lord taught me enough about patience these past few years? Maybe it's not sinking in and he's still working on it. I just want to know what to do to help her. I know I'll survive, but it will be a very long 6 weeks. I may call and talk to our pediatrician to see what she can tell me.
I haven't talked about the boys much lately. They're boys. They get into everything, break things, pee on the bathroom floor and toilet seat just as much as they pee in the toilet and wrestle like animals. We finally got to go outside yesterday. I let go of my dislike for all things dirty and chaotic and let them splash in puddles and run through the muddy yard. (pat on my back) It was actually a lot of fun. We went for a walk, played with bubbles and just took some deep breaths of fresh air. Come on spring, we're ready for you. It May 1st wanted to come quickly, that would be really great too.
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