Happy 58th Birthday, Wil

Today was kind of a lazy day. We went to a late night birthday dinner and did just a little bit of hiking in the afternoon.

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Angelina's Pizzeria

Great Pizza tonight at a little place nestled between two roads. Homemade dough and good to the last crumb.






And I forgot to show you my Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream choice after our hike today.


Also, we decided it's good that we can't buy this bread at home.


It is incredible.
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Vermont 5/27

Vacationing with a teenager is quite different from vacationing alone:)

We left home Friday evening and drove to London Ontario. We then left from there, Saturday morning and drove til we got to Smugglers Notch Vermont. I must say that I was a tad bit disappointed that most of the restaurants and stuff is closed around here. We aren't close to a big town, but we are nestled in the mountains. Last night we drove 17 miles to get groceries in the dark and it took us almost 45 minutes to get there. It was a tad stressful since Wil was afraid we wouldn't find a gas station that was open. I will leave our trip back left unsaid.

This morning we were lazy until after brunch which was at noon. We took Isaiah on a 1 1/2 hr. Hike
It wasn't his idea of fun and he wasn't the most fun person to hike with. In spite of that, we were proud if him for doing it. He wasn't sure he ever needed to walk again.












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Isaiah-15

Birthday Cake decorated by Monica

Monica found a donut at the Dutch Maid Bakery that made Isaiah happy.

A Carmel covered donut, with Bacon bits on top!

If you know Isaiah, you know that Bacon makes everything better.

A rare close up of Isaiah.

Melissa came to visit from the 7th-11th, since Rusty and Lynette are here and she took all of these pictures.

If you haven't seen Isaiah in a while, you will be shocked at how tall he is.  Is also wears a size 12 shoe, so that tells you a lot.  He is finishing his Freshman year at Westview and he enjoys his X-box a lot

Birthday

My birthday came right after Wil's pain issues came to an end. By the middle of the week, I realized how exhausted I was and wasn't sure that I felt like celebrating #58. However, family and friends have a way of picking you up and give you renewed energy.
I picked up Wil's sister, Susanna and her husband, David at the airport, Wednesday afternoon. We celebrated birthdays at Peterson's in the evening since Wil's other sister, Mary and I share birthdays.
Friday morning at work, these flowers were delivered to me, from Wil.

In the evening my sister's, Carol and Anna made a Thai meal and Anna made this delicious dessert.

We had this meal at my Mom's place. We played Florida Golf after dinner, where the girls beat the guys badly. Wil, Isaiah, Norm and Frank against Mom, Carol, Anna and myself.
Tonight, Matt, Monica and the boys to us to BJ Burrito's for supper and then back to their house for dessert.





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Root Canal

It's not very often that one would Praise the Lord for a Root Canal, but tonight we are grateful that it appears it took care of Wil's problem.  We were unable to get in contact with the Doctor the ER had recommended last evening, so we called our Dentist, who then referred us to Dr. Feltman in Elkhart who is an Endodontist.  He happened to be in South Bend and said that if we come right away, they would work him in.  I rushed home from work to pick up Wil and we headed to South Bend.  The Dr. immediately had more xrays taken, did hot and cold testing plus other things.  He was quite certain that it wasn't Trigeminal but waited to confirm it until he got the xrays.  Wil's back two teeth both had sensitivity but he was sure the back one was the trouble maker.  With our permission, he immediately started the numbing process, which took several attempts and then proceeded to do the root canal.  He was pleased when he got into the abscess, which confirmed what he thought was needed.  Wil said the smell wasn't pleasant. The Dr. said to him, it's a good smell, because then he knows he is sucessful. The Doctor was glad Wil was already on an antibiotic. He will go back to his Elkhart office tomorrow to finish the tooth work.  He can't promise that sometime later he may also need to do the other one as well, but he is quite certain, the worst is past.

It's unbelievable what those nerves can stir up.  I actually dropped Wil off at the Hospital on the wasy home, so he could work!  There is a night and day change in his pain level.  Yes, there is still discomfort but that is to be expected.

Trip to the ER at IU Health Goshen Hospital

Late afternoon, Matt and I noticed that Wil's face was swollen and then Wil discovered he had a lump on his jaw and also some discomfort when he swallowed.  After the pain got so intense again, we decided it was time to go to the ER and see if we could get him some relief and hopefully some answers.  We weren't there long before the Doctor came in.  When the Doctor tapped on Wil's one tooth, it hurt bad.  Earlier in the week, at the Dentist office, it had not hurt when tapped.  He ordered Blood work, IV with strong pain meds and a Cat Scan of his Neck and Jaw.  His Bld pressure was quite high when we got there, due to his pain.  By the time they gave his IV, he was hurting a lot but the meds took all his pain away.  He said, Peace Perfect Peace!  He felt better then he had for a month.

The Cat Scan showed cellulitus and generalized inflammation, which is normally what happens before a tooth abscess.  He gave a antibiotic dose through his IV and then gave a prescription for antibiotic and pain killers to be taken at home.  He wants Wil to see Dr. Burns, an Oral Surgeon to see what he thinks.  He said to keep the appointment with the Neuroligist since he isn't certain what the problem is.  He didn't think it acted like Trigeminal Neuralgia.  I hope he's right, but I'm not convinced.

Since we are at home, Wil is starting to feel some pain again, but those 4 hours of being totally free of pain were worth going to the ER.  I will try and remember that when the bill comes!

Trigeminal Neuralgia(Facial Nerve Pain)

Last Fall Wil started having some chronic facial pain but nothing severe.  The 3rd weekend in January it got worse.  We left on Friday the 20, for a scheduled weekend away in Chicago.  At times he was very miserable but about that quick, he would be better.  I called Norm as I panicked wondering if I would end up in the Hospital with him in Chicago. The next week, Norm adjusted Wil quite frequently and he improved rather quickly.  He has continued to get adjusted 1-2 times a week.  He has continued to have soreness but he was so much better. 
Last monday, we went to a funeral and he was standing out in the cold at the burial and by the next day he was starting to hurt more.  By Wednesday night, he was so bad that he called his MD on Thursday morning and got a prescription.  He didn't get any relief from the medication but instead, he now had added dizziness and nausea to his problems.  He was unable to go to work on Friday, so I took him with me to work, so Norm could work on him again.  At noon, I brought him home and he slept most of the afternoon.  He woke up with some relief, so we went to a friends house for supper.  We left for home, when it seemed to be getting worse and he ended up with a miserable night.  We went back to the Middlebury Chiropractic again Saturday morning where both Carol and Norm worked on him and we came home with yet more vitamins.  Wil doesn't know what he would do without the relief the neck adjustments give him. However, this time it's not giving him as much relief as the 1st time around.  Basically the only time this weekend that he isn't hurting insanely bad, is when we drug him with un-named old prescriptions that put him to sleep.  He can't get in with the Neurologist until February the 28th, unless there is a cancellation.  I pray for that, because there has got to be another drug that can give him better relief.  Reading about this Trigeminal stuff is very depressing.  I should say that he hasn't been legally diagnosed but that is what his Dentist and MD think it probably is.  I'm assuming they will be doing a Brain Scan. 
I'm feeling rather helpless in my attempts to give him relief.

Dress up

Sawyer and Jeremiah decided to have a little dress up fun at bedtime tonight.


Tonight Jeremiah was quite determined to do whatever Sawyer did.


These little guys, love their parents bedtime routine and think their parents are the only ones that do it right. They were very happy to spend the afternoon and evening with us, but equally happy when their parents came home.

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Henry Miles Polinder

Lynette holding Henry Miles Polinger born 12/27/2011
weighing in at 8 lbs. 10 oz and 20.5 " long

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