Poor Timing/ No! Bad Virus!

In the ER - pre-Motrin

Let me start by saying the visit to the Emergency Room was only because Toe's regular doctor was booked, it was a Friday, and we had plane tickets to fly to Texas on Monday. If it had been a regular week, I would have let it ride. We suspected he had a virus, but just wanted to check in. Because Dr Ram's schedule was full, they sent us to the Emergency Room and Toe went through a variety of tests to rule out viral meningitis, something CF related, or a bacterial infection.

We hadn't given him any ibuprofen because we wanted them to see how he was pre-pain meds. The ER doctor told us that wasn't necessary, he would have trusted us...and then gave him Motrin. We waited until it worked and the doctor had spoken to one of our CF team. He sent us home with a note so we could cancel our flight if we needed to, which turned out to be a good thing because Toe was sick for a full week.

Post-Motrin

Not a fun virus - high fever for a full week, vomiting, swollen lymph nodes. The kid felt so terrible he did not eat anything but a few crackers a day. He lost quite a bit of weight.

The next day...

On Thursday and Friday of the next week, J and I were unsure whether to cancel the plane flight again (set for the next Monday) or not. We decided to wait. Saturday, Toe perked up and did not need meds every minute of the day. Sunday we decided to go ahead and travel. Monday, Toe and I got on the plane for Texas, and although his lymph nodes were still swollen, he seemed fine the entire trip. Thank goodness! We were in Texas for a full week and have just returned. Keeping our fingers crossed that he stays healthy for a while.....