A Little Update...

I have never posted anything on the blog before(this is Dustin)so I hope that you will all not skip over my post and please read about our exciting last week here in Las Vegas. I will try to make it as brief as possible but will try to fill you all in on what has become an eventful and life changing(for now anyway)week.

Last Sunday (July 27th) Stacie got to the point where she was feeling really, really sick. It wasn't something that she had ever felt before and she felt like she needed to go into the hospital. So we took her in for what we thought was going to be a quick hook up to an IV and off we would go. Well, long story short; she progressively kept getting worse and developed terrible pain in her right back. Well, after a good catch by her OB, a renal ultrasound was ordered. The results of that test showed that she had moderate hydronephritis(fluid in the kidney) due to a blockage of an unknown cause. Needless to say we did not go home on Sunday.

Monday rolled around and she was consulted by a urologist who determined that she had to have minor surgery to temporarily drain her kidney of all the fluid until further testing could be completed after the pregnancy to determine what was causing the flow of urine to be backed up. They couldn't do extensive testing due to the high risk of hurting the baby, who is only 33 weeks.

Tuesday she had a percutateous nephrostomy. Basically, a tube put in her back that goes into her kidney. It drains out into a bag. We were told that this will be attached until she delivered but would relieve her pain and help her get better so she could get to the point where she could deliver the baby at a safer and later date and not cause her any long term kidney/health problems.

Wednesday, the day after surgery, she got worse. When I say worse, I mean massive fluid accumulation in her tissues. 15 pounds worth to be specific. Thursday, she stayed about the same and yesterday... Friday, August 1st; after feeling a little better she was able to come home, but she is pretty much restriced and limited to what she can do right now. She is in alot of pain and pretty miserable.

So, to put it briefly, her doctors are going to try to get her to 36 weeks if she tolerates it ok. At that point they will do an amniocentesis to determine if the baby is ready to come. If she is, then they will take her the next day. But if she doesn't tolerate it, it looks like stacie could be delivering alot earlier than expected.

I am sorry this is so long, but the reason I am writing this is because I know how much Stacie has affected all of our life's and how much she means to many of you. She is a wonderful friend, sister, daughter, mother, wife, etc. Please just keep her in your thoughts and prayers and if you get this message in time, we are going to have a special fast for her on Sunday August 3rd. I am really worried sick about her, I feel good about the baby being born early, but I am really concered about Stacie. If you could see her you would know what I mean. She has never been this sick or miserable that I can remember.

Stacie...I love you, please get better and please hang in there! You're the best!

A big thank you needs to be mentioned to lots of people, but especially to grandma Jorg and grandma Goodrich for not hesitating one second to jump on a plane, and drop all that they had to come be with the kids and Stac, I love you guys too! Thank you for everything! We couldn't do it without you. Thank goodness for mothers. They have even been having a little bit of fun swimming, shopping, and hanging out on the strip. They will also be taking the kids home to Salt Lake with them until we nurse Stacie back to health.

One last thought if I may..I was reading today and came across this scripture that calmed my spirit immensely and gave me hope and encouragement. James 1:2-4. "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, thay the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

I know that trials are given to us to make us stronger and better people. I hope that these trials we are having and any of you may be having are grateful for them. For they will purify you, refine you, and perfect you; making you better people.