Sunday night, the night before we left Utah, Aaron came down with a high fever. Even with Tylenol and Motrin on board, we had a hard time keeping him below 104 degrees. The poor little man had ick coming out both ends. Monday night we were at the ER, but after 4 and half hours they proved to be completely useless.
Wednesday we were at his doctor's office. His temp was still high and he was still vomiting and had diarrehea. Because he was becoming dehydrated, we spent all of Wednesday with Aaron hooked up to an IV receiving fluids. The doctor was also able to get blood and urine for testing. It took two painful drawn out pokes to get the IV going properly, but the fluids really helped him. All of Aaron's lab work came back okay.
We left the doctor's office with the IV catheter still in Aaron's arm in case he would need fluids again the next day. That way we could avoid more pain.
Today he woke up with a little more of his personality shining through. The fever is gone, but in its place is a rash that covers him from groin to scalp. Just part of the virus. We were able to have the catheter taken out, and Aaron is enjoying having two arms again.
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