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You'll never guess where we will be tomorrow? Yes, the hospital...but it's not what you think and who you think it is concerning...
We have had an incredibly healthy winter...you know, all things considered. So, I couldn't help but wonder when the bugs would arrive at our house. No need to wonder anymore, today is the day the bugs arrived.
Spencer has strep throat and an ear infection! He also has a horrible cough and is running a nice fever. The next logical point to ponder on...when will it hit Shelbie and how hard? She is sitting with pretty low counts right now and with Spencer coughing all over the place, I can't imagine she will escape this...but maybe. Stranger things have happened.
While at the doctors, I went through my laundry list of things that have plagued Spencer for the last 6 months or more; the tremor in his hands, his soggy skin, constant nausea...these just kicked off my list. I wrapped it all up with the most perplexing problem of all. When Spencer works out at the gym or plays hard like a day of snowboarding or skateboarding, he is completely wiped out and sick, flat out sick. He worked out 3 weeks ago and can just barely start moving his muscles normally and without pain.
Of course, beyond strep throat and the ear infection, the other symptoms are perplexing and probably some strange Shwachman Diamond anomoly, who knows. We are notorious for making doctors scratch their heads in wonder. At any rate, tomorrow we have to head up to the hospital for a battery of tests, blood work mostly but a nasty test too that our GI wants to have done.
In other news...well, there really is no other news. Shelbie is hanging in there...more on her Wednesday or Thursday when we have a CBC to see where things are sitting for this week.
We have had an incredibly healthy winter...you know, all things considered. So, I couldn't help but wonder when the bugs would arrive at our house. No need to wonder anymore, today is the day the bugs arrived.
Spencer has strep throat and an ear infection! He also has a horrible cough and is running a nice fever. The next logical point to ponder on...when will it hit Shelbie and how hard? She is sitting with pretty low counts right now and with Spencer coughing all over the place, I can't imagine she will escape this...but maybe. Stranger things have happened.
While at the doctors, I went through my laundry list of things that have plagued Spencer for the last 6 months or more; the tremor in his hands, his soggy skin, constant nausea...these just kicked off my list. I wrapped it all up with the most perplexing problem of all. When Spencer works out at the gym or plays hard like a day of snowboarding or skateboarding, he is completely wiped out and sick, flat out sick. He worked out 3 weeks ago and can just barely start moving his muscles normally and without pain.
Of course, beyond strep throat and the ear infection, the other symptoms are perplexing and probably some strange Shwachman Diamond anomoly, who knows. We are notorious for making doctors scratch their heads in wonder. At any rate, tomorrow we have to head up to the hospital for a battery of tests, blood work mostly but a nasty test too that our GI wants to have done.
In other news...well, there really is no other news. Shelbie is hanging in there...more on her Wednesday or Thursday when we have a CBC to see where things are sitting for this week.
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