Alex seemed okay this morning. I continued a tylenol/motrin regimen with him and his temp stayed low most of the morning. We had an appointment with the pediatrician at 11:15. Dr. Novak was unable to pin point the cause of the fever. He took a urine sample and sent us to the hospital for blood work. He said he'd call later when he had the results. In the meantime, Alex's fever rose to over 104 and he had 2 small seizures.
Dr. Novak called at about 5pm. He said Alex did not have a urinary tract infection but that his white blood cell count is very very low. (Normal is 5,000 to 20,000 - Alex's are 1870.) Based on the numbers and the rest of the blood work, he suspected that this is, in fact, a virus. And he is using his white blood cells to fight the virus germ. He wants us to return to the hospital in the morning for another set of blood tests. If his white blood cells go down again, we will need to re-evaluate. Dr. Novak ordered called in an antibiotic just to be on the safe side and Alex has had one dose so far.
Alex hasn't had any desire to eat, but we are giving him straight juice and pedalite as much as possible. We had a terrible time getting his temp to stabilize tonight, (up to 104.5, down to 101)but after a few cool baths he finally went to sleep with his temp at an even 102.
I am still so scared for what tomorrow brings. Please keep us in your prayers.
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Continued prayers.
Shelley, Bill, Reagan & Nolan
I'm so sorry you are going through this, how scary. (((hugs))) Thanks for stopping by my blog -- it's so nice to see someone in the same boat, makes me feel a little less crazy. lol. Look forward to reading more of your blog. :)
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