So because I like to document everything {because one day I am going to print these out into books for the kids} I need to write about our Saturday spent in the ER. Connor had been running a fever on and off for the last couple of days. On Thursday evening he complained that his neck was hurting. I mentioned to Aaron that a sore neck is a sign of meningitis, but we thought we would see how he was feeling the next morning. The next morning he was back to his old self, until around 3pm he started running another fever. I medicated him the rest of the day/evening. Around 4am on Saturday morning I noticed he still felt warm, so I gave him some more Ibuprofen. When he woke up he was acting normal. We had errands to run and stopped to eat lunch between one of our stops when Connor started shivering. It was cold in the food court, but not cold enough to cause shivers. Then he started complaining that he was tired and his head hurt. I started looking him over and noticed he had a rash on his chest. That's when the red flag came to my mind: meningitis. I told Aaron we needed to take him to the ER to be seen.
We got him checked into the ER and I went home with Olivia. I really hated having to leave Connor, but we couldn't chance Olivia picking something up in the waiting room. Aaron kept me updated with pictures and phone calls. They waited a couple hours before the doctor saw him. Once he was seen, they tested him for the flu, strep, and took x-rays. Everything came back negative, so the doctor recommended they do a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis.
The ibuprofen kicked in.
Trying to take a little nap.
Since they had to do a lumbar puncture, they needed to do a blood panel and start an IV so they could sedate him. Aaron said the nurse was really nice and showed him what an IV was before she put it in.
I wouldn't be happy either baby boy.
I think for him the IV was the worst part. Once that was in, he was okay. He called me to tell me he wanted me to go over there, so I did. Aaron and I switched places and I got to his room right in time. They sedated him and did the procedure with me in there. The doctor told me the fluid was clear, so that was a good sign he didn't have meningitis. As he was waking up from the sedation, he asked why they gave him weird medicine and when were they going to give him his shot. When I told him they had already did it he was happy, then closed his eyes.
I called to give Aaron an update and he told me Livie was getting hungry. So once again we switched places. She and Connor both went to sleep, so Aaron and I sent each other pictures of both our babies sleeping. Then she woke up, so we went for a walk around the lobby of the hospital. After about an hour, the results came back negative and they discharged Connor. Turns out he just has a nasty virus that will have to run its course and go away on its own. We picked him up some Tylenol and Ibuprofen for his fever and then were on our way.
When we got home, both Connor and Olivia were wide awake. We all talked on the bed {Livie included} and then we read Connor one of his nightly Christmas books in bed. Livie nursed herself to sleep and we all followed her lead hortly after.
Thank you all for the prayers! I know they helped because he is feeling so much better today!. :)
XOXO,
Jenn
*UPDATE 12/20- I got a phone call yesterday from a doctor at the hospital informing me that Connor's throat culture came back positive for strep. He's been running a fever off and on since his trip to the ER, but is now on antibiotics. Hopefully he will start feeling better in the next couple days.
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