Fever anyone?!

12/27-28: We were scheduled to see Urologist today to check in about stent removal.  Since his wound was fine, as of last night we were going to cancel the appointment.  Felipe had a different opinion.   He spiked a fever of 105 and off to the emergency room we go.  We had given him Tylenol, he vomited almost every dose.  Then we gave him cool baths, which helped bring down the fever for a little but not by much.  So we ended up at the ER. They determined it was a UTI.  Now normally, a UTI is like one of those things that boys can get easily as babies. But for Felipe it means a little more bc he still has the stent in place.  They sent out for cultures but gave us a type of antibiotic that is best for kids with kidney issues.  If the bacteria generally is immune to this type of antibiotic then we will get a call and a new prescription.  We had to switch to using suppositories, no way he can squirm or vomit away from the medicine anymore.

however, despite getting the antibiotic and suppositories, his fever returned and went all the way up to 105.  We were able to speak with a pediatrician, who informed us that were were under-dosing poor Felipe.  He is weighing 24 lbs and we were giving him medication based on his age.  We should've known!  he is wearing 18 mo clothing, eating like a toddler, of course his medication dosage should've been different.  oh well, you live and you learn.  Now with proper medication, his fever has been under control since 4pm.

So things we learned...1) Felipe will vomit indiscriminately and He will continue to eat right after vomiting, as he loves his food. 2) Felipe w a fever means mami gets no sleep bc of worry and bc of monitoring his temp every hour.  (it came in handy, yesterday he went from 101 to 105 in less than 40 minutes). and frequent cool baths in the tub, burr!  3) since I'm a first time mom I always think I'm overreacting but gotta trust my instincts and keep on advocating.  4) Netflix has sesame street on line streaming!!!!!

pls pray that this UTI is resolved quickly with the medication.  Pls pray that God will give the Urologist wisdom in knowing what to do with the stent.  A fever and a UTI has me guessing that something might have to be done about the stent, but what do I know. And I hope I can get some sleep soon.