Re-Admitted

So the long and the short of it is, Ethan's CRP level came back at 25 which is very high and an idication of infection. He hasn't had a temp since the one time Monday night, but while we were waiting for his chest x-ray to be done today, I noticed that he started feeling a little warm again. Sure enough, his temp was 101.5 when they finally took his vitals. He is also breating fast again (anywhere from high 40's to 70's) and his heart rate is back in the 160's again. They thought he might have pneumonia from the look of the x-ray, but our surgeon looked at it and doesn't think it looks too bad. At this point, they don't know what is causing the fever and have started him on some broad spectrum antibiotics. They're also running an H1N1 test as well as blood cultures in an attempt to find the source of the infection.

As far as the hematoma on his chest, the surgeon came in and said that he needs to drain it and try to stop the bleeding since it is getting larger. We will go back into the OR tomorrow morning and hopefully it will just be a local incision, although he said he may have to open his chest again.

I had a small breakdown in the office when they told us we would be re-admitted, but since then, I am keeping it together fairly well. I wasn't surprised (in fact, I'm more surprised that they didn't re-admit us Monday night with his first fever), but I am sure frustrated. It is so hard to see Ethan in pain and sick on top of it. He has had to be poked 5 times just this afternoon and he just panics whenever anyone enters the room.

Please keep Ethan in your prayers. We pray that the infection will be taken care of and that his surgery in the morning will go well.

---Allison