Sorry for the lengthy absence guys. It's been a crazy 3 months here.
But I am thrilled to say that Badger is doing well. His labs are almost all back to normal and his energy and activity levels are definitely back on track. He's doing remicade every 4 weeks at 5 mg/kg. Next time we will back it out to 5 weeks and try that a couple times and continue gradually backing out until we reach 8 week intervals.
After missing 3 months of school his senior year, it was a scramble to get him caught up enough to make sure he would graduate on time on top of the regular work he needed to do.
Badger has a twin sister and she was really struggling with her school (they went to different schools) over her senior project but for different reasons than Badger.
So I was up to my eyeballs in stressed out kids, stressed out teachers and stressed out administrators let me tell you. All while trying to make my home presentable for the onslaught of out of town visitors that were coming for the graduation ceremonies. And selling some real estate. And staying on top of the whole college thing. And...well you get the idea.
So glad it is all over and we can just ease into summer and have nothing more stressful than getting our daughter off to college in Illinois in 6 weeks and helping Badger with transportation to his head intern job with the local summer Shakespeare Theater program. Next week he spends a week at Camp Gut Buster (as a counselor this year) a Bay Area camp for kids with IBD. He says it is the best week of his year and can't wait for Monday to get here.
I am so thankful for so much today. For this forum and the parents who offer support and guidance to each other. For modern medicine and the life it has given my son. And for compassionate, competent doctors and nurses.
But I am thrilled to say that Badger is doing well. His labs are almost all back to normal and his energy and activity levels are definitely back on track. He's doing remicade every 4 weeks at 5 mg/kg. Next time we will back it out to 5 weeks and try that a couple times and continue gradually backing out until we reach 8 week intervals.
After missing 3 months of school his senior year, it was a scramble to get him caught up enough to make sure he would graduate on time on top of the regular work he needed to do.
Badger has a twin sister and she was really struggling with her school (they went to different schools) over her senior project but for different reasons than Badger.
So I was up to my eyeballs in stressed out kids, stressed out teachers and stressed out administrators let me tell you. All while trying to make my home presentable for the onslaught of out of town visitors that were coming for the graduation ceremonies. And selling some real estate. And staying on top of the whole college thing. And...well you get the idea.
So glad it is all over and we can just ease into summer and have nothing more stressful than getting our daughter off to college in Illinois in 6 weeks and helping Badger with transportation to his head intern job with the local summer Shakespeare Theater program. Next week he spends a week at Camp Gut Buster (as a counselor this year) a Bay Area camp for kids with IBD. He says it is the best week of his year and can't wait for Monday to get here.
I am so thankful for so much today. For this forum and the parents who offer support and guidance to each other. For modern medicine and the life it has given my son. And for compassionate, competent doctors and nurses.
