So we took my oldest into the pediatric orthopedic specialist today. He hasn't been able to walk much at all since Sunday evening - so we are definitely hoping for some answers. The doctor didn't find anything "structurally" of concern (through examination and an additional x-ray) so he ordered some "STAT" lab work. We drove down to the hospital and went to the outpatient lab so they could draw some blood. Immediately after they finished with the last vial (5 or 6 total) my son went very pale, clammy and looked like he was falling asleep (all while dry heaving at regular intervals.) They called for a "quick response" (I think that was the term) and got him onto a stretcher and down to the ER. All of this was made somewhat more difficult by his lack of mobility and pain from the underlying condition that brought us to the hospital in the first place. He quickly stabilized, but he was still looking all pale and tragic. They moved him over to Minor Care and had a pediatrician look him over. The pediatrician said there was nothing wrong - BP, pulse, blood oxygen, blood sugar, etc., all normal - and that it was probably just basic wooziness over needles. We watched David Attenborough while they periodically checked his BP. After the third check they declared him fit to be released. He got a popsicle and I wheeled him out of the hospital about two hours after we had checked into the lab.
All that drama and we still have no idea what is wrong with our little boy. The ER pediatrician mentioned something about kids recovering from colds and having localized pain about 3-4 weeks later, but he didn't elaborate. My son has made comments about building ramps in our house for his wheelchair - or at least having an "upstairs" and "downstairs" wheelchair for him to use. I don't think we're anywhere near that point - and told him so - but the idea has crossed my mind (worst-case scenarios come naturally to parents, especially to me when you consider who my parents are!)
Tired and out of words,
Brad
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I'm so sorry all this is happening. We'll be praying for all of you. I hope you get some kind of diagnosis to at least make sense of what is going on.
I, too, always leap to worst case scenarios. Then I comfort myself by reminding myself that since I'm not "psychic," if I think it will happen, it clearly won't.
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