Saturday, April 27, 2013

X-Ray time!

My son, Evan, has been sick for a little while, with a fever, cough and stomach aches.

He hasn't been eating normal, which is expected with a fever, but he's also had long term issues with stomach pain.

We made an appointment to see a pediatrician to discuss all these problems at once.

The fever had been around for about 5 days. We figured it was just a virus, because he would get better and be fine for a day, then it would hit again and he would stop eating and tell me his stomach was hurting.

The doctor told us it could be several things. So they decided to take 7 vials of blood and do some x-rays.

So. Much. Fun.

Poor kid.

The stomach x-ray showed that he could be constipated. Prescription #1.

One of the blood tests showed that he had a high white blood cell count. That indicated bacterial infection, so they did a chest x-ray and found pneumonia. Prescription #2. And then, because the stomach aches lead to other issues, they are thinking he also has acid reflux. Prescription #3.

THEN, we just received a call about his other blood test. The one for Celiac Disease. It was very high indicating he could have it, so now they have to take a sample of his intestines and stomach lining.

That will be a fun day.

While he was getting his chest x-ray done, he was curious and asked a few questions:

Evan: "Can I see the picture of the x-ray?"
Doctor: "Sure!" She showed him the picture and explained what they were looking at.
Evan: "I like to see my insides!"
Doctor: "Great! Maybe you'll be a doctor one day!"
Jalon: "Or maybe Dexter..."

Yeah. That's my husband. The creepy one.

(Whew, X is done! *Happy dance*)

22 comments:

  1. Ooh am sorry for Evan to go through all the pain and inconvenience. I hope he gets better fast - and I like Dexter ;)

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    1. Thanks! My husband likes to creep me out =).

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  2. Poor little man! It's hard when the little ones are not feeling well. In the long run it's better to know so it can be treated. Good luck Danielle! Take care and post an update when you know more!

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  3. LOL! About the Dexter line, not the rest of it. My son has tummy issues and we took him off gluten 3 months ago and it has worked wonders. It gets better little by little so you don't notice it much until you give him wheat again and see what happens! At least if your son has it he can treat it through diet. Oh, and my guy has acid reflux too. Medication helps that. Good luck to Evan!

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    1. Thanks! I really just want to know already. Feel like I'm going crazy. I'm glad that it is fixable through diet. It will be a life change, but I'm ready for something to help him feel better =).

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  4. Wow, hope the little guy is better soon! So scary about pneumonia and celiac! I had a recent stomach x ray, and it showed constipation. lovely...

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    1. That's probably what it would show for me as well =). Thanks!

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  5. I hope your son is better - poor kid to have to go through all that. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  6. Good Grief! I would be a wreck by now. All the best wishes in the world for coping with this. PS He sounds like a great kid. Mary at Mary A to Z

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    1. Thanks! He is a wonderful kid! We are very lucky parents =).

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  7. Poor guy! Hope he's getting better. Sounds like a cute little fellow :) (Thanks for stopping by my blog!)

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    1. Thanks! He has been feeling much better lately =).

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  8. What a brave boy! Just dropping in from the AtoZ Challenge, I have set up a link to your blog from my post today
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  9. Hi I am visiting with the A-Z Challenge. So much fun. I read several of your posts. Loved the Winter Wonderland poem. I followed you on BlogLovin.

    http://www.agutandabutt.blogspot.com/

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  10. Poor guy. Hope he's feeling better soon!

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  11. Sad day! Hopefully he gets feeling better! I get bronchitis or pneumonia at least once a year now and it's awful.

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