Pond Hopper tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12318662010-01-11T21:04:24+00:00The Misadventures of a Jersey Girl that crossed the pondTypePadPondHopperhttp://feedburner.google.comThe wait is overtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0fb553ef012876c71cf1970c2010-01-11T21:04:24+00:002010-01-11T21:09:09+00:00After a long and painful wait, we had our follow-up appointment with the specialist on new year's eve. It wasn't a happy new year for us because he scheduled Ethan for surgery the following Tuesday to have the lump in...Errenhttp://blog.pond-hopper.com/2010/01/the-wait-is-over.htmlNothing Newtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0fb553ef01287659def4970c2009-12-16T07:33:14+00:002009-12-16T07:33:14+00:00Ethan had his scan yesterday. The technician told us the results right then and there. She said that it ruled out fatty tissue, cysts and confirmed that it's his lymph nodes. So basically, it just confirmed what the doctor already...Errenhttp://blog.pond-hopper.com/2009/12/nothing-new.htmlExhaustedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0fb553ef0120a7508da8970b2009-12-14T21:49:39+00:002009-12-14T21:49:39+00:00I'm exhausted. I don't know the last time I slept through the night. Evan if Ethan sleeps, I can't. Right now all I want to do is sleep, but every time I go to bed, I lay there either on...Errenhttp://blog.pond-hopper.com/2009/12/exhausted.htmlThe waiting is killing me...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0fb553ef0128763fe754970c2009-12-10T12:06:10+00:002009-12-10T12:06:10+00:00Each day is different than the one before. A couple of days ago, I cried randomly throughout the day. The next day, I had nervous energy, but never shed a tear. It's the nights that are the worst. If Ethan...Errenhttp://blog.pond-hopper.com/2009/12/the-waiting-is-killing-mte.htmlKeeping it together...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0fb553ef0120a71fe742970b2009-12-07T07:49:56+00:002009-12-07T07:49:56+00:00Wayne's night sweats came back last night. His incision is still open and not healing. It looks like the infection is gone, but it's still worrying. I just want to be rest assured that he's healing and healthy, but it...Errenhttp://blog.pond-hopper.com/2009/12/keeping-it-together.htmlWhat doesn't kill us - only makes us stronger??tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0fb553ef0120a7174262970b2009-12-05T10:00:47+00:002009-12-05T10:11:49+00:00We saw the specialist for Ethan's lump on Thursday. Another lump has formed in his neck. the doctor said that it's his lymph nodes. He said that typically, this sort of thing is caused by an infection, but it usually...Errenhttp://blog.pond-hopper.com/2009/12/what-doesnt-kill-us-only-makes-us-stonger.htmlWhat doesn't kill us (part 5)...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0fb553ef01287619a892970c2009-12-05T09:42:01+00:002009-12-05T09:42:01+00:00Wayne's night sweats continued and Ethan was still waking up several times a night apparently in pain. I hadn't slept in weeks and was now taking care of both of them on my own (my in-laws left the morning after...Errenhttp://blog.pond-hopper.com/2009/12/what-doesnt-kill-us-part-5.htmlWhat doesn't kill us (part 4)...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0fb553ef012876199907970c2009-12-05T09:08:20+00:002009-12-05T09:23:47+00:00My visit to recovery was brief. I couldn't bear to see him that way and he wasn't really aware of my presents. The nurse told me he would be up to the ward in about 15 minutes and I left...Errenhttp://blog.pond-hopper.com/2009/12/what-doesnt-kill-us-part-4.htmlWhat doesn't kill us (part 3)...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0fb553ef012876198fd3970c2009-12-05T08:45:13+00:002009-12-05T08:45:13+00:00While Wayne was in surgery I wandered around the hospital in a kind of a daze. I couldn't find anywhere I wanted to be. As I wandered, I found a single chair between floors in a stairwell and I sat...Errenhttp://blog.pond-hopper.com/2009/12/what-doesnt-kill-us-part-3.htmlWhat doesn't kill us (part 2)...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c0fb553ef0120a716fe9e970b2009-12-05T07:42:09+00:002009-12-07T07:27:34+00:00The doctor took Wayne to our bedroom and examined him. He called the hospital and had him admitted over the phone (sure it was his appendix). I called one of the Moms I have play-dates with (whom I now call...Errenhttp://blog.pond-hopper.com/2009/12/what-doesnt-kill-us-part-2.html