Prayers needed for Issac

[jennifer kichar]

I hope Leigh doesn't get mad at me for posting this but they need our prayers right now. Issac is on his way to the ER because he ATE glass. I don't have much as far as details but Leigh said he was actually chewing it and swallowed some. If she doesn't call me in the next hour I'll be calling their local hospital. They have been through so much...

[Janet]

Oh my god....that poor family!!! :sad I hope he is OK :pray. Please keep us updated.

[mckennasmum]

OMG! Hope he's ok! Keep us updated if you can!

[Mindy]

OMG!!! That's horrible!! I hope he is ok. Sending major prayers his way!!!

[Lisa]

Dear Lord put Your arms around that family right now. Poor Leigh, God give her strength, I'm speechless, please keep us updated Jennifer!

[Katie]

OMG! I hope and pray that he is OK. Kids are so good at giving us heart attacks with their quickness. :pray

[dannlark]

Oh Lord!!!! :pray I hope he's OK! Thanks for posting and let us know if you hear anything... what else...???????

[Jenny]

O M G.. i feel aweful! I was talking to her, and she said she'd be right back.. i had no idea! I'm praying everything is ok!

[Josephsmommy]

Oh my! Sending lots of prayers her way!

Hope everything is OK.

[jennifer kichar]

It happened around 4pm and I haven't heard anything yet. I'm trying her hubbys cell phone now

[Annie]

:hugg:praySo sorry to hear, lots of prayers coming your way..Jen please update us as soon as you hear anything:pray:hugg

[Janet]

Just checking in....Love you Leigh, stay strong!!! We are all praying for Isaac!! :hugg

[melsch]

OMG! I'm at a loss for words. Please tell Leigh to call me if she needs anything tonight. Still praying!

[grayridge]

I cannot believe how much they are going through. They are in my prayers. I hope everything is okay.

[Katie]

Any updates?

[jennifer kichar]

I haven't got a hold of anyone yet. I'm worried sick.

[fullhouse3b2g]

Hey all! Wow, you guys are great!!!...Here's the scoop. I was on the phone trying to get in contact with the neurosurgeon's office. The kids were being really noisy and I couldn't hear which option to choose from on the automated answering service. So, I walked into another room for a few minutes (thinking the kids would be fine for a few minutes)...I had just pressed the button I needed when my oldest son walked in with Isaac. I could hear Isaac crunching something in his teeth and he was holding something in his hand. My oldest son said "Mom, Isaac's eating glass"....I looked closer and saw that it was a glass bottle and Isaac had eaten about 1-2 inches of the glass off of the top. I could still hear it crunching in his teeth, so I tried to do a finger sweep to get it out, but he bit down on my finger and swallowed the rest of the glass that was in his mouth. He started screaming and reaching for the rest of the bottle...He wanted more!!!

I called the doctor, who sent us to the emergency room. They did x-rays and looked in his mouth. A few very minor cuts inside his lip and mouth, but everything else looked good. I guess he chewed it up well! UUgghhh. They sent us home with a bunch of gloves so we can dig through his poo and call if we see any large chunks of glass. They said not to be alarmed if it was slightly bloody, but if we saw a lot of blood to call 911.

i-yi-yi...y'all, I don't know how I'm going to survive this kid!! Right now I want to laugh and cry at the same time!!!

[Mindy]

Oh my! When it rains, it freakin pours!! You have got to catch a break soon Leigh!!! I hope it all "comes out" fine and there are no issues. I'd just keep giving him lots of fiber to bulk up his stool. I remember when my brotherinlaw's son ate a shark's tooth. He had to feed him lots of raisin bran and then check his poop too. It took about 2 days to come out.

[melsch]

OH Thank God!! He is certainly giving you a run for your money! The next few days do sound like fun in your house, nothing like some good poo diggin to make your day!

I'm very happy to hear it appears everything is good!

[Janet]

Holy crap Leigh!!! I have no idea what to say. I hope he has no effects from this!! :hugg

[Tamz]

leigh hopes and prayers that he is okay- I JUST READ THIS AND BOUT HAD A HEART ATTACK he isn't even my kid I hope he is okay let me know if ya need me.

[lunadale1968]

Oh no. I hope he will be ok. I will Pray that he will pull through. Give our love and support!!!!!!! :pray:pray:pray:pray

[fullhouse3b2g]

Holy crap Leigh!!! I have no idea what to say. I hope he has no effects from this!! :hugg

Well, yeah crap is a good word for the next few days!! lol...

Ohhhh....Melissa!!! Didn't you offer to help in any way you could?...I think we have some gloves that would fit you!!!

[melsch]

MUHAHAHA! Hmm, did I say that? HMMM...**thinking, how to back peddal!*** :)

[Jennifer]

Holy crap....eating glass???? How scary. I'm just now reading this. I hope everything comes out okay (I think?).....Once you get past these next days, did they say anything about why he would be wanting glass? I've heard of dirt cravings and ice...but glass?

[beccad]

My goodness Leigh I'll keep you and little Issac in my prayers. I would not want to be in your shoes over the next few days, yucky. I'm glad he is doing fine and no damage was done, poor guy.

[Amy K]

That boy. I'm glad he seems to be ok! I will pray that everything goes "smoothly"....

[fullhouse3b2g]

Holy crap....eating glass???? How scary. I'm just now reading this. I hope everything comes out okay (I think?).....Once you get past these next days, did they say anything about why he would be wanting glass? I've heard of dirt cravings and ice...but glass?


Right now we believe it is sensory related. He enjoyed the feeling of it crunching in his teeth (eeewww, this makes a shiver go up my spine every time I think of the sound) Isaac does a lot of things like that to try to stimulate his senses. "Autism" is a word that has been mentioned several times by his doctor's and therapists...he has a lot of red flags for it, but doesn't seem to fit totally. We have actually noticed a lot of developemental regression and the sensory issues have gotten worse in the last few weeks. Now that we have seen his MRI report it makes sense to us...we don't think Isaac has autism. We think his brain is under a lot of pressure and it's causing the autistic like behavoirs.

[mckennasmum]

don't know what to say!! thinking of you guys and gee you'll have some stories to tell him when he's older!

[Wyatt's Mom]

Oh Leigh, that must have taken years off of your life. I'm sorry I missed this earlier. I will be praying that Isaac doens't have any ill effects from this and you can get something figured out for him. Poor guy (and poor parents for having to worry and stress).
:hugg and :pray

[Lisa]

SO glad to hear the little man is going to be ok!! Tell Isaac to stop scaring his momma so badly!! HUGS Leigh, I'll be so glad when you guys get a break from all the stress you have been under.

[KALEMSMOM]

I am just reading this now WOW how scary. I hope he passes it easily. Kalem swallowed an allye(sp?) once and it came out the next day. Happy poop checking!!! Will be looking for poop updates. Hang in there momma.

[Janet]

Well, yeah crap is a good word for the next few days!! lol...

Ohhhh....Melissa!!! Didn't you offer to help in any way you could?...I think we have some gloves that would fit you!!!


I sell those kind of gloves if you need me to ship you any :neener I'm glad he is OK.http://www.craniokids.org/support/images/icons/icon12.gif

[EmmaLacey]

I too am just seeing this now. How scary for you. I hope it all turns out okay. What next ??????

[kking]

Right now we believe it is sensory related. He enjoyed the feeling of it crunching in his teeth (eeewww, this makes a shiver go up my spine every time I think of the sound) Isaac does a lot of things like that to try to stimulate his senses. "Autism" is a word that has been mentioned several times by his doctor's and therapists...he has a lot of red flags for it, but doesn't seem to fit totally. We have actually noticed a lot of developemental regression and the sensory issues have gotten worse in the last few weeks. Now that we have seen his MRI report it makes sense to us...we don't think Isaac has autism. We think his brain is under a lot of pressure and it's causing the autistic like behavoirs.

Leigh - Although never glass, Austin's sensory stuff was messed up for a long time. We experienced the whole autism discussion with several doctors too. I completely hear you - it was the same with Austin and that once the brain wasn't being squished - whether cranio or chiari - the red flags went away. Have you heard anything about the MRI yet?

[Tawnia]

Leigh so sorry I missed this! What a night, glad he is ok!

[grayridge]

I am so glad he is okay. Maybe you can give him some ice to chew on to get his sensory fix. I hope you get some news on the MRI soon.

[fullhouse3b2g]

Everybody ready for an update?

Yesterday, Isaac had a little bit of glass in his diaper. Tonight there was more. Poor guy, it is cutting his little bottom. I slathered his whole bum with vaseline to try to keep the glass from contacting his skin so much as he passes it. Uuugghh, I hope he hurries and gets rid of it all!

Also, yesterday and today his voice has turned extremely raspy, almost to the point of him not being able to speak. His voice got like this after his surgery in April due to the tube being down his throat, so I'm hoping that it's this way now because of the tube they put down his throat for the anesthesia (MRI) last week. The other possibility is that the glass cut and scratched his throat quite a bit on the way down and it's swelling now. The speech therapist came today and said she was concerned about the possibility of swelling down by the vocal cords.

Poor guy, no matter what's causing it, he can't be very comfortable right now.

[Mindy]

Oh my Leigh!! Poor little man!! I pray that his vocal cords aren't swollen. I hope all of this is behind you both real soon. How scary!

[dannlark]

Leigh, I'm so glad it's passing through him, but OUCHIE!!! I can't imagine how his tooshie must feel with that coming out. And now the sore throat?!?!?! Sending him mega healing vibes, I hope he gets past all of this soon. ((HUGS)) You're a tough cookie!!!!!

[Amy K]

OH man I'd be going crazy Leigh! Poor guy! I pray this resolves quickly without complications...that can't be good for his larynx.

[mattricia]

Oh my goodness, Leigh! I'm way behind and i just read this. Poor kiddo!!! I'm praying for him.

[Tawnia]

poor baby :(

[charliesmummy]

OMG Leigh what more can you and your little man go through, im so glad he's ok though thank god x

[MrsWoman]

(((hugs))) Sorry you're going through this!