Good news!

Early this morning we headed off to the hospital so Tatum could get an MRI from the waist down to try and figure out why she hasn't been able to walk. It was a very early morning for both of us as we usually like to sleep in a little if Keely will allow it. Tatum went down for her MRI around 8am and I even got to stay with her until she was completely out of it from the anesthesia. As soon as she woke up I could hear her in the next room crying for mommy and then they came and got me. What a great sound to hear! She woke a little slower than the first time she was under anesthesia but once she was awake she was ready to go home and get Keely. We got home around noon and all she really wanted to do was lay around and doze off and on. By 1pm I got a call from our pediatrician with the results of the MRI. It has been determined that Tatum just has arthritis in her left hip joint that is caused by the parvovirus she has. You probably wonder why this is such great news since arthritis is so painful. Considering what other conditions it could have been causing all the pain we are pleased for it to just be the arthritis. The other possibilities seemed very serious and the treatments would have been tough. After talking with the doctor about this condition I am very relieved that this is not suppose to be permanent and should go away within 2-3 weeks. The treatment for now will be to just continue giving her ibuprofen every six hours until she is able to walk and can go without the pain medicine. Since she did have the parvovirus she will still need to have blood work done every other week for six weeks to make sure her body continues to go in the right direction and heals completely. This afternoon Tate took a long nap before going to get her sister Keely and its a good thing she did because Keely was ready to play and pester her sister as soon as she saw her. We are all glad to be back together finally and hope that life can get back to normal again. We would like to thank everyone who has been thinking about Tatum this week. Its nice to know so many people care about us and our little girls. We feel so lucky to know each and every one of you.. THANK YOU!