Luke never really got better after the infection in his arm. The antibiotics had side effects that made him feel sick. A week after the medicine, around 4am on Monday morning he was awaken with severe abdominal pain. He was able to tough it out the best he could. We got him a doctor's appointment for Tuesday at noon. As soon as we got there they knew Luke was very sick. The first thing the doctor said to us was: "Wow guys what is God testing you for?" Then he said: "Well, when God tests someone like this He usually has something really great in store!" We are so thankful for a Christian doctor. He did not like the way Luke looked and thought he might be having a UC flare-up or an appendicitis. He admitted Luke to the hospital right away. We got there around 2pm. They did a CT scan to check his colon and his appendix. We found out on Wednesday that it was normal! This was extremely great news since Luke was diagnosed with UC last year and has been medicine-free since May of this year. They saw nothing wrong with his colon! Praise the Lord! We were so happy to hear this!
Things changed somewhat on Wednesday morning when we discovered a horrendous rash on Luke's back that was quickly spreading over the majority of his body! The doctors and nurses said it was the worst rash they have seen this year! He was given Benadryl to control the itching. So, now he has abdominal pain and a rash with several possible causes. They continued to determine an exact cause. It seemed suspicious that this all started with cellulitis and then one thing led to the next and he just kept getting worse. We wondered if it was all related?
On Thursday he had an ultrasound to check his gallbladder since he had all the symptoms of that as well. Friday morning the results were in and again were normal! They then did a Hida scan to check the function of the gallbladder and liver. By lunch time Friday the results were in and thankfully were normal as well! By this time Luke was starting to feel much better! It was concluded that he had an allergic reaction to sulfa (the antibiotics he was given for the skin infection) and possibly some type of intestinal infection/virus.
We got home Friday around 3pm and it has never felt so good to be home. Although we were only in the hospital 3 days it felt like an entire month! By then Brayden was back home and it was so wonderful to have our entire family back together again! We can't describe the joy in our hearts!
Luke continues to feel better and is trying to regain his strength and energy. He still has the rash but it is getting better. I want to thank EVERYONE that helped out with the boys, sent us texts, came to visit us, brought us meals, called us, sent us cards and flowers and most of all for all the prayers! God is so good and we are so thankful for all He has brought us through!
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