Thursday, May 21, 2009

Hunter got sick really fast yesterday. He was becoming more agitated and was crying out in pain. We brought him here to U of M and spent the night in the ER. He was admitted because they couldn't figure out what was going on. As they started to eliminate things, they were noticing that Hunter's pain was increasing and his neck and back was growing stiff. Meningitis was a red flag for them and they decided to do a spinal tap. They were almost sure it was meningitis. This had me freaked out. Fortunately, the results (cultures) were negative. Now, we are back to square one and still can't figure out what's causing so much pain and fever. I have a viral infection right now. I went to the doctor's because I had a sore throat and was achy! We just had a discussion with the doctor's here at U of M about Hunter. They are now leaning towards him having some silly virus, like me. Because he is a former micro preemie, his viruses may hit him a little harder than the normal person. So, they are going to continue to observe him and treat him for his fever. Thankfully, his influenza and RSV tests have also come back negative. Hopefully, he will be discharged soon. I am sick and tired of hospitals. They are taking really good care of him here though.