Firstly, we somehow managed to break the tractor. It conked out right down the back of the farm, and Josh had to tow it with the ute (and me steering the tractor) back to the shed. He drove way too fast and the tractor was being towed backwards, so I'm surprised we made it back in one piece. We aren't exactly sure what has happened, but Geoff assures us that it's nothing too bad and is definitely fixable. He's got it working again for now, and will fix it properly in a few weeks once we've done all our urgent jobs.
Secondly, Josh has been feeling pretty unwell this last week, with a really tender tummy and pain when you poke around. After a quick Google, we thought it may be his appendix - so I took him to the Childers Hospital on Tuesday night.
The doctor there poked around, made him jump up and down, took his blood pressure etc. and decided that he was "too fit and healthy" to have anything wrong with him. He prescribed some Panadol and said to go to Bundaberg if it got worse overnight, otherwise get some blood tests and a CT scan the next day.
Wednesday morning, Josh had all his tests done and waited around for his results that afternoon. In the meantime I went to Bundaberg to run a few errands, with strict instructions to be home by 4pm, so Josh could take my car to the doctors, instead of his bumpy ute.
By 4:30pm, I was on my way back to Bundaberg. The scans showed up appendicitis and Josh needed surgery. We arrived at the emergency room with a copy of his results and he ushered into a bed.
The nurses asked him all the same questions, took more blood, poked around some more and then we waited for the doctor.
The doctor asked him all the same questions, checked we had a blood sample, poked around some more and then we waited for the surgeon.
The surgeon asked him all the same questions, checked we had a blood sample, poked around some more and then we waited for the verdict.
The surgeon wasn't 100% convinced that he was sick - he was too fit and healthy. He wasn't doubled over in pain, he could still move around freely, it only really hurt when poked in the appendix spot...and yet the CT scan showed up appendicitis. The surgeon said that while he wasn't 100% convinced, Josh couldn't go home and they'd operate anyway.
The next morning, Josh went into surgery and despite the dodgy scan, no "typical" symptoms, no hints in his bloodwork, he did indeed have appendicitis. The surgery went well and aside from a sore belly, he's fine. He's scheduled to come home sometime today.
In the midst of all this, we also had a group of 46 booked in for lunch, wine tasting and orchard tour...terrible timing. I had called the bus driver to explain the situation and he was totally fine with it and said he'd help me out as much as he could. Despite the unusual circumstance, the tour group were absolutely fine with it and had a really great time. They loved their lunch and enjoyed the tastings and tours, even though it took a little longer and the group was a little larger than what we usually do. It was a massive effort for Josh's mum and I to do by ourselves, but we pulled it off.
All in all, a ridiculous week at Ohana.
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| Our tour group happily posed for a picture to send to Josh |
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| Poor Joshy :( |
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