GMC admit

And there's a whole lotta nothing going on around here!!

Even though we are in the hospital for the second time this month.

Oh well... 

Here's the details... Jackson stopped the Cipro from the last hospitalization Weds night, by Fri afternoon he had a fever, was a little fussy and had another UTI.  His pediatrician started him back on Cipro while we awaited the urine culture results.  He was up all night Fri-Sat with fevers of 101 and whiny so Sat am, we headed to Geisinger.  We had to go through the ER which was literally a waste of time!  (4 hours and all they did was lose the urine specimen that it took ME 30 mins to get).  Anyway, I digress, we were admitted and at first told that he would receive an IV and NOT see his specialists.  We were NOT happy with this plan. 2 IV teams later (only 4 sticks this time), the plan changed... he would get IM Rocephin since his urine culture from the Drs office showed gram negative rods, and we WOULD see his kidney Dr in the morning.  Luckily, when she came today she insists that we stay the night for another dose of antibiotics, results of the urine culture and to talkt o Dr Sumfest (urology surgeon).  YAY... this is what we wanted!! Everyone wants Jackson to start prophylactic antiobiotics at this point, though ultimately, it is Urology's decision.  We are told that no suregeries can be done until there is no more infection, so we'll find out a real plan tomorrow when we see him... I am nervous, he holds all the plans for Jackson's life right now!!!  Please pray for guidance and for his decision making tomorrow!  I am getting a little nervous that surgery may fall around the time of family vacation - that would STINK!!!  But... no reason to fret until we get the facts tomorrow! 

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So we met with Dr Sumfest - he's sorry that other Drs made it seem like Ureter tapering surgery was an easy answer... apparently it is a huge surgery that Jackson would have a hard time tolerating and often time ends up with scarring and more kidney damage.  Soooo... he starting Jackson on prophylactic Bactrim.  If we get another UTI, we are to report to him ASAP for an ultrasound to see where all of the sludge is and then he'll have a better idea of what to do next.  Hopefully, we'll just follow up with him in 6 weeks to discuss the reconstruction surgery.  Jackson was also started on Prevacid with hopes that it would help him eat more at a time, rather than 2 ozs every other hour.  He's poor bum is soooo red from diarrhea, it breaks my heart!!!  We were d/c'd Mon night and follow up on Weds with the pediatrician.

Th th th th that's all folks!!