Prayers needed badly............

After a phone call at 7 am this morning I have spnt most of the day in the er today.

Not for myself althought I would it rather have been me then who it was.

Jakes brand new 13 day old baby brother was running a fever this morning of 102.7.....
Yes his mother was freaked out as was I when I hung up from her. I t dressed and took the 2 boys and Jess (thier mom) to the hospital in the next town over (45 minutes away).

The er doc (not a peds dr of course) checked him out, ordered antiobtics, had them put in an IV and ordered a blood test. Then he came back in and informed us he was going to have to have an LP........
YES..I got a huge lump in my throat and tears in my eyes.....I almost lost it.....

Did I mention he is only 13 days old?????? my heart was breaking. He then made us all leave the room and did the LP. Gave him some tylonol and admitted him to a room. (finally got in one at 12:20)

The peds nurse was wonderful......but she did tell us they were going to hold the antibotics...I asked hre why and all she would tell us was his ped dr would explain when he got there at 6:00..........I was livid......but during all this time though his fever did drop down to 99 and just seemed to hang there.

Well I had Jake all this time lugging him around.Chasing after him....I took him to walmart to buy him diapers....they had none for him.....and a new outfit and some shoes as he was only wearing a flannel sleeper when I picked them up.....also got some toys and colors and coloring book to keep him happy at the hospital............so about 3:00 I came home with Jake in tow.

When Sissy got home at 4:30 she took off to the hospital and she stopped and got the boys daddy (he had not went because he was working on thier broken down car at home.

The peds dr got there around 6 after his hours at his office had closed.
He informed Jess that the LP done earlier didnt take. The er dr had only gotten blood...no fluid. so..............they had to do another one........and because the er had given him antibotics that the test may be tainted and not show true......The had put a catheter in because the urine sample they had goten before was just from a baggie taped over him penis and it was a true sample because he had not been circumcised. So now they needed a "clean" sample.
They think he may have meningitis..............I am worried sick about it.........
I knew NOTHING about it when they were mentioning it to us there....had heard the term but knew nothing.........that poor girl was looking at me with tears in her eyes...and I couldnt give her any guidance......just hugged her.....
But Justin The baby) or froggy.as I call him sure could use your prayers...nd the family especially his momma could for sure.....
The dr had also told us that a baby under 3 weeks shouldnt ever have a temp that high....that they are still feeding off the natural protection from the mother and from the womb......the only answer to it was something serious.........

PRAYER WARRIORS PLEASE JOIN ME.............

I know alot of you who know me have heard tales of my Jake most of his life.......(2 whole years)...now his baby bro needs us......
and I really needed to talk to someone about it....You all are the lucky ones I turn too.........I am supposed to start my new job tomorrow and I have Jake!!!!!
Thanks in advance for the prayers I know you all will share............

wow prayers headin their way....so why did they do the LP...?? thinking meningitis....???

If it helps any...one of mine had a fever of 103 when newborn, and fully nursing, we brought her in and she was tested,.but just blood and urine samples....she was sent home and now is a whopping 13 years old....just mentioning this...as I never had a dr say that they shouldnt have a fever...I think it is uncommon..but can happen...

hugssss and good luck hugsssssss to the family and you, sarah

You've got it, make sure Jess knows she's being lifted up with Justin, okay? ><>

I will be praying that everything goes ok for the little guy.

Kay, my Nik ran such a high temp as a child that the thermometer was buried and we didn't know how high it was. They too suspected meningitis and he had a seizure to boot. Talk about scared to death! It was not meningitis but was pneumonia and we were thankful for that. Anyway, as you know Nik is here and thriving.

My prayers are going up that they get a clean LP and it shows clear for meningitis. Is it possible for dad to come and get Jake so you can work tomorrow? Maybe your daughter can take off from school so you can go in?

I am so sorry. We just experenced the same thing with our grandaughter. My daughter had the strep B virus. They knew before she had the baby and treated her with an antibiotic right before and during labor. That is the standard treatment when a pregnant lady is found to have an active case in her vaginal area and near her delivery time.

Our grand daughter and daughter both were fine after delievery and left the hospital after 2 days. Things were going along ok for about a week a half. The day my grand daughter was 13 days old my daughter called to say the baby had a temp of almost 103. I told her to get to the ER!! They went and she called after a few hours. She told me they did not know what was wrong with the baby and were doing blood tests and an LP.

The LP did not work. They could not get enough fluid. They started her on 3 different antibiotics and drew a bunch of blood. They also had to cath her.

They did another LP the following morning but still did not get enough fluid. The following day all of the other blood tests came back. My grand daughter had meningitis. They felt it was cause by the strep b virus she picked up at birth. The doctor said it probably was in her nose and ended up in her blood stream.

She was in the hospital on IV antibiotic for 14days. She is 2 months old now and perfectly fine.

If he is on antibiotic things should be fine. I know it is scary but you would be very surprised to know how common this is. Sometimes the out come is not so great, but it is was caught early, and it sounds like it was, things will be fine.

LA

I forgot to explain that meningitis can occur when the strep b passes the blood brain barrier.

You can find out a lot about it if you do a search. It is scary, but I am sure things will be fine.

Lots of prayers and hugs coming your way.

My baby had a high temp too, and they thought mennigitis as well. She didn't have it. Does he have a rash (on his torso, I think).

As far as the LP, they normally put kids out for that now, and they seem to recover very, very well.

I understand your loving concern . . . and hope all good things.

Cherie

Take care Kay and know that you have lots of support here. Keep us posted on what's going on .... Hugs to you and that new little one...

Sending hugs and kisses to "Froggie"....and to you too, Kay.