G.I.N.: A Long Day

Today was a Marathon.

Ender's Infection Disease docs are kinda stumped by how Ender got Meningitis again, so they decided to get an MRI of his spine as well as his brain. They decided to stack a PICC line procedure (Eventually we will be able to give him antibiotics from home) and another lumbar puncture at the same time as the MRI. He was put under general anesthesia this morning at around 9 am. We were unable to be present due to the anesthesia. Everything went smoothly and he woke from his long nap at 2 pm. When he got back to the floor from the recovery room, his favorite eye doctor came in and checked his eyes, most likely his least favorite part of the day.

Later in the afternoon, we received the results of his MRIs:

-Blood clot open and almost resolved.
-No significant swelling in the brain besides some Ventriculitis
-Most importantly, no brain damage.

A large weight lifted from our shoulders.

This evening, Ender is getting another MRI to look at a small pocket of liquid on his spine that could be either an absess (grouping of infected cells, would need a longer course of antibiotics) or a pocket of fluid from repeated spinal taps. Neither is a danger to his spine.

Ender remains a very sick little boy, but we have much to be grateful for. We are happy to be spending the Holidays with family, even if its split between home and the hospital. Happy Festivus;)

Waking up from his procedure