medical difficulties

ok people
ya i know i said i'd post but man, life gets crazy fast... here's a recap of basically the last 3 months of our lives (since my last post).

so in january we "found out" that patrick had a kidney stone. yeah found out is an understament. he was in massive pain pretty quickly. and 9 weeks later, his body has decided it doesn't want to get rid of it.  yup he still has it. poor guy. can you imagine having a painful kidney stone for 9 weeks.  we've basically been to hell and back lugging that kidney stone with us.

• 3 clinic visits ($20 copays each) : $60
• 1 CAT scan : $1,600
• 1 huge ER visit (2 MRI's and 1 EKG) : $8,000
• 1 Eye Appointment (yes eye appointment is involved) : $120
• New Medication to get the kidney stone out (cross your fingers) : $30
• Possibly still having to go into surgery to get the darn thing out : $5,000 +
• Actual out of pocket costs because of AMAZING INSURANCE : ~$300 {not technically priceless but good enough for us!}

your welcome for that awesome run down. ending conclusion... it hasn't ended yet. he still has it.

next on our list is my stupid cyst. it's back. lame i know. i had a good long talk with my body telling it to start healing properly. we thought it was healing like it should because it wasn't really hurting anymore but the doctor has assured me that it is in fact back and this time with a vengence.

so, i go in for surgery #2 on monday... ha. i have to laugh because this thing has literally been a pain in my butt for 6 years.

there has been good though. since my last post here's the scoop:

my birthday was at the end of january and (other than being tired from the stone issue) it was great. we had dinners all over the place and patrick bought me an itouch. i seriously love it.

valentines day came next and it was sweet and short. we spent some good time together. had a much needed date night, etc.

my sister-n-law had her baby girl. she's so cute. i love her lots and she totally makes me even more baby hungry.

my other sister-n-law got engaged... crazy! i love it and am excited for her wedding.  i'm sure it'll be an awesome weekend!

patrick's been in school and rockin it out.  he's doing great and "loves" it... ha! more like he realizes how crazy school is and even though it's necessary, it sucks.

other than that... :D we try and smile everyday! i'll post some pics as soon as i get them off my phone and camera.  i'm slow i know. here's my goal: 1 post a week... yes. you heard it here. i'm seriously gonna try and do one post a week. it could happen.