Sunday, April 17, 2011

Erics Hospital Adventure

So we are still hanging out a Primary Childrens Hospital, it's like a party in a can (cause our little room is like a can and we are having so much fun :) Wiggles, Barney, Mickey... Bubbles, coloring, reading, blocks and all the chocolate milk a little guy could dream of so how could that not be fun :)He is still a big ball of mystery but here is the hypothosis so far... Eric has EBV aka mono (the same one Berkelee had in November-that girl needs to keep her germs to herself drink stealer) so his immune system is super weak. So he has also tested positive for CMV, adenovirus and atypical pneumonia (which they say Berkelee needs to be tested for tomorrow cause she still has a cough and it's crazy contagious-like I said she's a germ sharer-toys not so much but germs you bet) So they are thinking that the mono made his immune system super weak making it easy to get anything and everything therefore he got a couple somethings and that made his lips contract a form of Stevens Johnson (just a mild case in his eyes and a pretty agressive one in his lips, it also affects his mucus membranes so his sinus are pretty swollen resulting in a lot of snoring) So from all his bodies new friends he is poor little immune system is working over time therefore he has had a crazy high fever for 20 days now and has some elevated white blood cells and other gunk coming back in his labs. So unless he gets anymore positives today they are going to treat the atypical pneumonia and hopefully send us home if his bowels get a little happier and his lips say on the happier side. It's been a long few weeks at the Baker house so I am hoping this answer is right and we are on our way up. :)

3 comments:

Myrna said...

Wow. That is a lot of illness for one small boy to cope with. We are praying for him.

Mom of 12 said...

That's good news, Em! I hope he feels better soon. He is such a happy mellow boy, he doesn't deserve to be so sick.
Sandy

Happy Mom said...

I am so sorry! I'm praying for him and the rest of your cute family!!!