Bad news/Good news time...

Tyler's urine sample shows Ecoli---again! ugh...but he has only complained a couple of times about a tummy ache, no fever. Good news--after hearing the history with the last 4 uti's in the last 2.5 years, Seattle says, let's start him on Bactrim & see if we can kick this. YAY!!!!! No cath urine sample, no nasty Rocephin shots, Iv's or anything awful like that, as of now!!! I LOVE this plan, just hope it kicks it. Maybe it was caught very early & we'll kill it soon. Thanking God for good news today, I was starting to dread what I thought was the inevitable. And we still could be heading there, but fingers crossed he doesn't get "worse" over the weekend. Think I'll put him back in diapers at night. No sense having the kid hold his pee all night long when we have him pee so often during the day. That's just my Mommy thought for how to control this possible UTI business for now.

Little bump in the road

Tyler continues to grow and thrive!   A week after we got home from Tyler's Make A Wish trip, Tyler was admitted to the Great Falls hospital diagnosed with Rotavirus and also got a urinary tract infection.  It was very scary, and very painful for him.  After spending almost a week at Benefis, Seattle decided they wanted to check him over.  We flew out on Mercy Flight and he was admitted there for one night.    He fought it off and the kidney didn't sustain any damage, thankfully.  It is a common virus that a lot of kids get, just harder for him to get rid of since his immune system is suppressed.  Since he's been home, he has been eating and drinking better than he ever has.  He also is pretty much potty trained because the little guy is so terrified he'll have to have the catheter put back in, bless his heart.  Through it all, as always, he remains in good spirits and keeps everyone happy and laughing.  Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, they are truly what helps us get through all this.  Stacy