Rowan's Sick

Rowan has been very ill since last Thursday. He's spiked fevers as high as 105 degrees and had a nasty cough. On Sunday, when his breathing became labored and his heart rate seemed to be going through the roof, I took him to the ER. About a month ago, Rowan had pneumonia and was treated for it and got better. I informed them of this, so they took a chest x-ray, which they said was clear and it wasn't pneumonia. Because his throat and tonsils were completely swollen and red as fire, they did a strep culture. And said it wasn't strep. They sent him home with a Z-pak and that was that. However, the way Z-pak's work, he should have been getting better almost immediately. He wasn't. Yesterday (Tuesday) I took him to our primary care. Who heard a rattle in his lungs but trusted what the ER said about his x-ray being clear. Figured out that they didn't take a strep culture appropriately, the nurse just stuck the swab in his completely dehydrated mouth, when she should have reached the back of his mouth to the throat where he would have gagged. And with his throat still remaining red and swollen after three days of the z-pak, he discovered that the z-pak was given in a dosage for a child half Rowan's size and is completely ineffective and perhaps only causing whatever this is to build immunity to it. So our Doctor doubled the dose for the final two days. We're not sure yet if it's working because he still spiked yesterday afternoon and over the night. I received a call today from the ER. And not only did they mess up the strep test, and the antibiotic but they also didn't see the pneumonia that is developed in his left lung.

We have a call into our doctor to see what else needs to be done. Just pray that this is all resolved quickly because Rowan really hasn't ate in a week and we are battling to keep him hydrated and to keep fevers down. He's just miserable.