April 18th - April 23rd are the kind of days we want to forget but ones which will be scarred on our memories forever.
You know it's not going to be good news when a phone call starts with "Dont panic but....." and then on to tell me that Caleb's fever had hit plus 40degrees, he had started to shake and was on route to the doctors surgery.
He had taken unwell at nursery on the Tuesday and we took him to see the doctor Wednesday morning and he'd got some meds etc. Whilst my mum was watching him on Wednesday afternoon and i was at another appointment with Aaron, my sister phoned to tell me he'd got worse. I met him them at the doctors surgery and boy, what a scary sight. He looked terrible, was trembling uncontrollably and talking jibberish. The practice nurse and the GP stripped him down, started bathing him with tepid water to get his temperature down and phoned an ambulance.
Caleb has a reflux in his bladder which basically means when he pees some shoots back up to his kidneys. We discovered this when he got sick as a baby and ended up in hospital. Its managed by antibiotics and there have been no infections since he was 5 months old, until now and this was a bad one.
He ended up in hospital for 6 days/5 nights. He was on a drip at one point, and having intravenous antibiotics. My poor boy. Here he is looking a bit better, waiting to have an ultrasound on his kidneys (he loved the wheelchair). The worst bits were definitely getting the cannulas put in to his veins. He had to have that done 4 times as they kept coming out. It was awful, he was hysterical and it was horrible to watch him so upset.
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Poor Caleb! I can just imagine how frightened all of you were during this episode! Tell Caleb that I think he was a very brave boy especially with all those needle sticks.
I'll pray the test results are favourable and hope that Caleb's recovery is swift. Sending lots of hugs your way!
Oh my, how scary! I am glad to know he better and I hope he won't have too much damage as well!
It's hard when they're so sick & there's nothing you can do to help! Hugs & prayers
That must have been really scary for you all, glad he is feeling better though and i hope there is no damage to his kidneys.
Take care x
oh hon - sending lots of love and hugs. Will pray for a favorable outcome for Caleb.
How absolutely terrible Cheryl. I teared up as I was reading your post. I'm so glad Caleb is on the mend. My Isaac was in hospital for 5 days after his birth and he had cannulars put in every day as he kept on pulling them out. In the end the Drs searched for a vein in his tiny foot. It was heartbreaking and I never want to go through it again. Fingers crossed you don't have to either!
What a scarey time for you all. I hope Caleb makes a speedy recovery.
What a scare! I am glad Caleb is on the mend and hopefully all is well with his kidneys.
Hoping your boy recovers fast! Big hugs to you all!
Can't begin to imagine to how scared you all were. Glad to hear he's feeling better, and good luck with the test results.
Big hugs and prayers!!!! Hope your son is recovering quickly and feeling much better. That's so scary!!!
So sorry to hear about Caleb's health scare. Sending prayers and cyber hugs your way for your family.
I've given you the Liebster Award because your blog is great and I love seeing updates of your stitching and the boys. You take care of those beautiful boys and don't forget yourself either.
{{{hugs}}} to you all, I hope Caleb is better now.
Awww, poor lil' guy!!! Poor mom!!! Having to watch your child go through something like that has to be awful! How do you tell a little one that the pain the doctors are causing is really to help them? Hugs to both you and your little one!
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