We were so grateful to be informed about Angel Flights. It is an organization of volunteer pilots that provide free transportation for people who need medical care that cannot be filled in their local area. We are so thankful for Angel Flights. It is about a 2-hour flight from home to Wilmington, DE and anywhere from 7-9 hour drive depending on traffic from D.C. on up! We left the Louisburg/Raleigh airport at about 5:30pm on Wednesday, Oct. 20th and arrived in Wilmington around 7pm. I was very nervous about the flight for a number of reasons! This was our first flight on a private plane and neither one of us has flown very much at all. This was also Landen's first flight! Once we were in the air good though it was incredible! We actually really enjoyed it! Definitely much better than commercial flights! We were able to watch the sun set from the clouds! :)
Landen had two appointments on Thursday at the A.I duPont Hospital for Children, one with the orthopedist and the other with Pre-Op. However, in the very early hours of Thursday morning Landen woke up with a high fever. When we got to the doctor's appointment we found out his temperature was 102! We gave him tylenol as soon as possible. We were able to continue the appointments but even after the tylenol his temperature went up to 104! After the appointments they sent us directly to the ER and they got us right back. Landen was very lethargic and was hardly eating. After an initial examination nothing was obvious so they attempted to get him to eat. They tried apple juice mixed with pedialyte, pedialtye popsicle, applesauce and gatorade with a syringe. He refused everything! So they had to do IV fluids. They did a chest x-ray, blood work and tested his urine. Thankfully everything came back fine. After a few doses of tylenol and some fluids his temperature started coming down. Before we left it came down to 99.5. They said he must have gotten some kind of virus and that he could go home (Ronald McDonald House). He was acting a little more like himself so we could tell he was starting to feel better. We got to the hospital that morning at 8:30 and didn't leave the ER until 6:30. Needless to say it was a very long and rough day!
His IV:
We were able to get some rest that night and by the next day, Landen started eating a little better and was a little more happy. He's slowly becoming himself again! We left Wilmington, DE around 11:30am on Friday. Luke actually got to sit up front with the pilot on the way home! Again, we had another great flight! It got off to a rough start that was a little scary because it was very windy in Delaware but once we got up in the air it was much smoother! We arrived at the Johnston County Airport at 1:30pm. Again, we are so thankful for Angel Flights and for the wonderful pilots who made this trip possible.
Ready for take-off!! Landen did great on both flights! The rocking and vibrations of the plane during take-off put him right to sleep and he slept the entire flight both times! I guess his ears popping didn't bother him at all!
Landen now weighs 10 lbs. 2 oz. and is 23 inches long or 24.5 inches long. Because of his dislocated hip one leg is shorter than the other. We were given both measurements at his appointments so I'm assuming one nurse measured one leg and the other nurse measured the other leg. The doctor is hopeful in performing a surgical procedure on Landen called a Closed Reduction. That is a reduction of a fractured bone by manipulation without incision into the skin. It does require anesthesia. It is a two-hour procedure and he will stay one night in the hospital. A small incision is possible in his tendon. If the doctor is unable to get the hip back in place with force he will slightly snip his tendon and that should allow him to get it in place. If that is successful he more than likely will be put in a spica cast (body cast) for about four months. If it is unsuccessful a surgical procedure called an open reduction would be required. We were very pleased to hear the doctor say he really feels like a closed reduction will work. Please be in prayer about this with us! We are very nervous but we are trusting in God's perfect plan! Next week will be very difficult but we know God will carry us through. Thanks to everyone who has already prayed many prayers on our behalf. We certainly feel them and see God at work through all of this!
Landen had two appointments on Thursday at the A.I duPont Hospital for Children, one with the orthopedist and the other with Pre-Op. However, in the very early hours of Thursday morning Landen woke up with a high fever. When we got to the doctor's appointment we found out his temperature was 102! We gave him tylenol as soon as possible. We were able to continue the appointments but even after the tylenol his temperature went up to 104! After the appointments they sent us directly to the ER and they got us right back. Landen was very lethargic and was hardly eating. After an initial examination nothing was obvious so they attempted to get him to eat. They tried apple juice mixed with pedialyte, pedialtye popsicle, applesauce and gatorade with a syringe. He refused everything! So they had to do IV fluids. They did a chest x-ray, blood work and tested his urine. Thankfully everything came back fine. After a few doses of tylenol and some fluids his temperature started coming down. Before we left it came down to 99.5. They said he must have gotten some kind of virus and that he could go home (Ronald McDonald House). He was acting a little more like himself so we could tell he was starting to feel better. We got to the hospital that morning at 8:30 and didn't leave the ER until 6:30. Needless to say it was a very long and rough day!
His IV:
We were able to get some rest that night and by the next day, Landen started eating a little better and was a little more happy. He's slowly becoming himself again! We left Wilmington, DE around 11:30am on Friday. Luke actually got to sit up front with the pilot on the way home! Again, we had another great flight! It got off to a rough start that was a little scary because it was very windy in Delaware but once we got up in the air it was much smoother! We arrived at the Johnston County Airport at 1:30pm. Again, we are so thankful for Angel Flights and for the wonderful pilots who made this trip possible.
Ready for take-off!! Landen did great on both flights! The rocking and vibrations of the plane during take-off put him right to sleep and he slept the entire flight both times! I guess his ears popping didn't bother him at all!
Landen now weighs 10 lbs. 2 oz. and is 23 inches long or 24.5 inches long. Because of his dislocated hip one leg is shorter than the other. We were given both measurements at his appointments so I'm assuming one nurse measured one leg and the other nurse measured the other leg. The doctor is hopeful in performing a surgical procedure on Landen called a Closed Reduction. That is a reduction of a fractured bone by manipulation without incision into the skin. It does require anesthesia. It is a two-hour procedure and he will stay one night in the hospital. A small incision is possible in his tendon. If the doctor is unable to get the hip back in place with force he will slightly snip his tendon and that should allow him to get it in place. If that is successful he more than likely will be put in a spica cast (body cast) for about four months. If it is unsuccessful a surgical procedure called an open reduction would be required. We were very pleased to hear the doctor say he really feels like a closed reduction will work. Please be in prayer about this with us! We are very nervous but we are trusting in God's perfect plan! Next week will be very difficult but we know God will carry us through. Thanks to everyone who has already prayed many prayers on our behalf. We certainly feel them and see God at work through all of this!
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