Hospital Round 2

Before....

After....

We are beginning day 3 on the pediatric floor and it is amazing what high doses of antibiotics and steroids can do. We came in with a 104 degree fever, raging sinus infection, and developing pneumonia. I had never seen Monkey fight so hard to breath and become ill so very quickly. It started as a little cough over the weekend and exploded into one of our worst episodes overnight.

Monkey has been a trooper. A CT scan, chest x-rays, and a PICC Line later, he barely even flinched. He either is the bravest kid I know or he just felt so rotten that he didn't even care. Watching them take him away to put in the PICC ripped my heart out. I had really hoped it wouldn't come to this again. It has only been 6 weeks since our last hospital visit and he has been on antibiotics ever since. Ironically, the drugs ran out Monday and we were admitted Tuesday morning.

I am fully convinced more than ever, that his immune system just doesn't work. They are running more labs, but it will be a week or so before we know anything. In another two weeks, we will see the new immunologist and I can only pray that he will continue testing until he finds something.

I am guessing we will stay another 3-4 days and keep the PICC another month. Not exactly as I had hoped, but I will do whatever is needed to make my sweet boy feel better. I am thankful tonight that Monkey is beginning to feel better and at least we seem to be on the path to figuring this all out.