Yesterday, Wes had a good day. Actually went to the 5th floor to see the Rainbow Dogs. He was not sure about those doggies, but enjoyed being pushed around in the little flintstone car and took away a mini dog that has been clutched in his little hand while he naps. The past two days he has had two wonderful nurses, Ingra and Tristen, that have been on top of everything.
Today Wes is feeling pretty bad. This morning he spiked a fever, 103.5. He had Tylenol, which did not bring it down at all. He has been having HOURLY rectal temp checks. So far he has had a battery of blood test, urine which he was catheterized for, chest x-ray, CT scan, been thoroughly checked physically by a ped, ears, eyes, stomach, chest...all checked fine, and seen by and physically evaluated again by the infectious disease team. Nsg nurse practitioner, Kathy, removed his bandage to check his incision. Yes, of course pulls at a mom's heartstrings to see, but it does look well. We are still awaiting blood test and ct results. Right now he is NPO, awaiting a lumbar puncture to check for meningitis.
1 comment:
Gina,
Wow! 103.5 degrees. It sounds like the hospital staff is doing everything to find the source of the fever, which is great. Have they checked his SED rate in the blood? That's the amount of inflammation, which would be high if there is an infection present.
I'll be praying for them to find out what's going on inside Wes's little body soon. That's great news that the spinal tap fluid came back C-L-E-A-R. Poor little Wes. He's had a day!
Hang in there!!!!
Jackie King in Lee's Summit, MO
crownme5@kc.rr.com
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