June 22, 2006 - Erik is at Duke

Hello Everyone! Well . . we are at Duke. Last week, Erik had a fever - not high but any fever is unusual for him. The second day of the fever we went to our pediatrician who checked him out. All was clear and the nex day he was fever free. This past Tuesday night, we woke to find Erik with a fever. This time it was higher than before. We gave him motrin and settled him down. The fever remained high into the morning so we called the doctor and they recommended we bring him in to get checked out. They kept him overnight for observation. He remained fever free and the tests checked out fine. We thought we were going home today but around lunch time they told us that one test indicated infection. They are not sure what type of infection he has so the decision was made to treat him for 48 hours with antibiotics while we wait for his other test results. The thought is that maybe his central (IV) line is infected. If this is the case they will have to take it out. This would not be so bad and it would be much better news than something with his surgical site!! The girls were happy because with the central line out, we can start putting him on his belly more and we can also take him to the pool! There is a silver lining to every cloud and we are glad our children also see things that way. Well, we will let you know when we hear more but for now we ask that you say a prayer for Erik when he comes to mind. We still need prayer asking God to allow the seizures to cease. Also, we ask that his body be cleared from this infection and that he not pick up any other infection or problem while here. Thanks to all of you for continuing to carry us through these times with prayer and support! Love in Christ, Erik's Family