(almost) a week at Mott Children's Hospital

The ED

 (or ER...depending on who you ask...)

Oliver's symptoms definitely stumped the ER docs.  They got quite the run for the money from Taylor and I.  We questioned EVERYTHING they wanted to do....tell me WHY you want to run a CT scan on my 2 year old, why a lumbar puncture, X-rays, blood work....WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?  Typical causes for OMS were what the docs were instinctively looking for.  Viral infection (recent or current), signs of a mass or neuroblastoma.  Thankfully, the Irish attending physician in the ED was able to keep up with Taylor and clearly explained the why of the what.  We allowed them to run their tests while we, along with a very few people who already knew what was going on, prayed for our little man.  As was our prayer....nothing was found.  No reason for the symptoms that we were still seeing.  So, following the negative chest x-ray, abdominal ultrasound, head and abdomen CT, and pending blood work and lumbar puncture, we were admitted to 12 West.

12 West

We were greeted in our room by a familiar face, Nicci Andryc.  I've known Nicci for years-  her sister, Erica, and I were great friends through high school and now they are both nurses at U of M.  Nicci was the charge nurse that *early* morning and went out of her way to make us feel as comfortable as is possible.  Due to the anesthesia from the lumbar puncture, Oliver actually slept in the crib for a few hours that night.  Taylor slept on the couch and I slept in the recliner....we assumed it would be a short stay........the next day we met the neurologist and his posse....