We’ve been sent home. I don’t know how I feel about that as we still don’t know what’s wrong with our child. It is good to be home though.
Just in case you are the one person I haven’t talked to or you’re Collin and you want to know about your first hospitalization, here is the complete story (as I remember it…for now).
Collin has had a cold for about a week. I took him to the doctor on Friday to rule out an ear infection. His ears were clear and we were told to let the cold run its’ course. He spent the next two days laying around and running a fever but recovering. On Sunday night we had an early dinner. After dinner we decided to go for a walk. Collin complained and I thought he had sat on his leg and it was asleep. He took about 10 steps and cried. The Pilot carried him on our walk. When we got home, he continued to cry and would not walk without holding onto something. I thought he might be dizzy from his cold. He was running a fever (101.3) so we gave him ibuprofen and he fell asleep in my lap.
Monday morning he got up (bright and early, yippee!) and spent the morning playing “cottage” with his brother and sister. They played for about 3 hours before the power went out and we decided to leave town. We loaded up and went to the nearest mall (about a 25 minute drive). When we got out of the car he WOULD NOT walk. He CRIED…A LOT. We immediately loaded back up and drove back home. We stopped at Grandma’s for lunch and, when he slid across 3 chairs trying to get up, The Pilot scooped him up and walked him across the street to the emergency room (extra info I know, but I think it’s funny that one can walk to the emergency room! We also found out that “Mayberry” does not have an urgent care….good to know.)
We sat at the emergency room for about 5 hours. Collin had xrays and blood work. His white blood cell count came back elevated and the xrays of his hip were abnormal. At this point we started to hear very scary words…tumor, cyst, malignancy, hole…
Arrangements were made and Collin was transported to “The City” for more tests. By the time we reached the children’s hospital, he would not even let his legs dangle. He was a very good sport as multiple doctors poked and prodded his little body. (When did they start letting junior high kids practice medicine?!) We spent the night at the hospital: Collin in a sweet little bed with his special blankie, new stuffed animal, and 6 matchbox cars; The Pilot and I on a very small cot (it was very cozy and I loved it! The Pilot wasn’t quite as excited!). We spent the night trying to sleep in 4 hour increments.
This morning Collin got up and was fine (his gait is still not quite right, but he will walk)….hmmm…….
We were released from the hospital after confirming with the pediatric radiologist that Collin’s hip is fine, but his sed rate is still high. The doctors have no idea what is going on (they are speculating that he has a viral infection that has gotten into his bones and it should clear up on its’ own). We are under orders to “wait and see”. I’m not good at waiting….
