Bottom Out-Hospital again!

Well we've had quite the adventure this month. About 3 weeks ago all our kids came down with some illness that made them quite sick for several days. Of course they were all spread out. Trey came down with it last and one Sunday his fever spiked to 103. We called right away and were told to take him in to Primary's. So off we went. We spent about 5 hours there in the ER. His fever broke, was given medication and had his CBC taken. Eventually we were given the ok to go home. He felt better, but continued with a cough. Two weeks later he went in for his monthly chemo clinic appt. His ANC counts dropped to 900 and his platelets count was a bit low too. They told him to take it easy and not to do much rough house play. The next day was his birthday and he went to school. Seemed fine but was exhausted after school. He slept alot. He didn't go back to school after that. The rest of the week he felt too tired, chilled, and weak to do anything but lay on the couch and sleep. On Friday, I called the clinic and they said just to watch him for changes and that home health would check his CBC on Monday the 21st. Well on Sunday the 20th, he looked so beat up, I took his temp and it read 102.7. Called the hospital again and of course they said to come in right away. So Trey and I went up to Primary's and the ER took us right away. They did an EKG and chest x rays. (His consistent coughing was causing his chest to hurt really bad.) Took blood work and started him on an antibiotic. Found out his white count dropped to 400 which is really low and his ANC dropped to 100. Basically he does not have an immune system right now. They admitted us and we are currently back on the 4th floor of Primary Children's. As Trey was wheeled up on this floor, he said "This looks familiar". Sunday turned out to be a long night. We got checked in upstairs about 9:30 pm and had several personal come and go that night. Trey was a trooper-although he was frustrated and just wanted to go home.



We are in here for a few days. His white blood counts need to go up. He was given a shot that will basically induce the bone marrow to make more white blood cells. He has been on antibiotics and an antiviral pill to help with his sore lips. He has bad cold sores on his lips that haven't been able to heal due to his low counts. His blood cultures have been coming back negative which is a good thing. Hopefully they don't show any signs of a bacterial or fungal infection. They have stopped the oral chemo for now so that his ANC will go up. Once his fever is gone, his white blood counts and ANC goes up more and his ingrown toenail looks better, then we will be able to go home. Maybe on Wed or Thursday this week. They are a bit concerned about the toenail, because it could turn into a source of bacteria and could potentially be harmful for Trey. He is on a special antibiotic for that specific case.



This has been especially challenging time because I am to go in to have the baby on Wednesday. With Trey in the hospital it kind of complicates things. We just have to go with it and somehow everything will work out. I've been stressed about everything happening, but then I just have to laugh about the timing of all this-there isn't anything else I can do but laugh and have faith that Heavenly Father will see me through it all.



We have been blessed that Trey hasn't had an episode like this before. He's been doing so well for so long. We are blessed to have an amazing support group of family and friends. I will forever be grateful for everyone for their love and support of our family. Thank you!