Much to our relief, Keith started to perk up a little yesterday afternoon. Of course, this meant that he had to sample the tubing, press the "Call Nurse" button, watch Shipping Wars (big trucks!) and try to climb the bed rails. And do a lot of screaming when anyone came too close to him, or when Daddy escaped for a 10 second shower. He desperately - and vocally - wants to go home. All very, VERY good signs.
His ultrasound showed an enlarged liver, and a spleen at the upper edge of normal size, but otherwise, nothing of note. This allows the doctors to rule out the immunological disease. They are now almost fully convinced that Keith had an extremely strong reaction to a very nasty virus. They are still working to figure out what that could be, and a Hematologist will be in later to discuss this with Edward, along with the Infectious Disease Specialist who has been part of the team since the beginning.
The only worrying result is that Keith's neutrophil numbers were still dropping as of yesterday's blood panel. They will not discharge Keith until these numbers show a significant jump, and so we're still in that holding pattern. They took another two vials of blood this morning, so hopefully we'll get some good news about those levels later this afternoon.
Edward FINALLY got a chance to leave Keith for a few minutes, other than when I show up for a quick visit/laundry exchange. A volunteer with a basket full of toys (including a police car!) showed up, and Keith didn't even see Edward slip out. He's on the prowl for a few car magazines, which hopefully will keep our increasingly busy little guy out of trouble. But then, you know Keith.....
Thanks everyone for all your well wishes. We'll be sure to keep everyone posted.
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