A Day at the Clinic

Hello!

Well, I said a few posts ago that Collin had a tummy issue. We went to the doctor last week and they did x-rays to be sure it was not a swollowed toy (I kinda pushed for this because I had a feeling it wasn't a virus). They determined it was viral and would pass. Well, 2 weeks later and it has NOT passed. Now, I must tell you that this has been the strangest experience as far as the pattern of vomitting. Only in the middle of the night and a lot of undigested food. The day time issue is the diarrhea. It is profuse!

So here we are 2 weeks in and still no end in sight. We went back to the doctor today. Poor little Collin, who by all growth charts is quite small, has lost almost a pound. He was a little dehydrated, but overall seems fine. No fever or rashes. The doctors stood around scratching their heads for a few minutes and decided to do blood work, a fecal culture and to start him on a broad range antibiotic. Well this all sounds GREAT! Maybe we can figure this out, but 2 hours later and quite a few adults worn out, we finally had a blood sample. The idea that a blood sample from a baby was so hard, just did not occur to me.

So, now I am waiting around with a plastic cup, hoping for another dirty diaper....Oh to be a mom.

Living in this remote area, it takes a week to get bloodwork back. So, we will start antibiotics and wait and see. If the antibiotics do not clear it up and the blood work and fecal do not show us anything, then we will be off to the big hospital near Tokyo...but that gets way ahead of ourselves.

Needless to say, I am tired, Collin is tired and we are hoping for a minor miracle with the antibiotics.

Say a little prayer for us! Collin needs them!

On a bright note, Carrie and Kyle are healthy and happy. Carrie just got back from piano lessons. Kyle is running around like mad. They are both anxiously awaiting baseball season.

:) Think Happy Thoughts!