Helpless Feeling

Helpless, that is the only way I can describe yesterday morning. I took Sydney in for her lab work and things did not go as smooth as I had prayed.

I am not one who feels helpless often and I do not get overly emotional but watching my baby girl hurt yesterday hurt so bad. I have a phlebotomy license and knew the tech was trying her best and was not at fault however when she started moving the needle around and I saw Syd's eyes water I wanted to make her stop! She got one tube after a little prodding but then Syd's vain just stopped. I have heard of this happening but never experienced it. She then moved the needle around some more to try to avoid re-sticking her but it was no use. She left to get another tech and immediately Syd was crying. As I watched the tears roll down her face I wanted to cry but knew she needed me to be strong. I hugged her until they came back. To be honest I wanted to pick her up like she was still a baby and run out of there but I knew we had to get the test done. The next tech came in used the other arm and immediately filled three tubes and we were done!

I felt so bad because I had told my girl it would be quick and pretty much painless. Boy was I wrong. After it was all done we went out to Denny's for breakfast and that seemed to lift her spirits! Nothing like french toast to appease an empty tummy!

The nurse practitioner called today and said everything looks great and all Syd's levels look normal. She will now add some snacks between meals and see how that goes. They think her body is just burning calories too fast plus she has low blood pressure and that is probably adding to the dizziness.

Thank you to everyone who prayed for her!