We're Home!

Hello! It's so great to be home again! Dare I ever complain about "normal" again? I don't think so. Brendan is doing much better. He's been fever-free and is eating well again. He's also having more alert periods during the day. He was discharged on the condition that we see his pediatrician tomorrow morning, which we will do.

Two of the things to watch for with this type of meningitis are a partial loss of hearing and heart problems. Usually the heart problems appear within 3-5 days of the first fever, so at this point the doctors at the hospital feel like he should be in the clear. Still, they want us to see our pediatrician in the morning. They also had a hearing specialist do the more involved EKG hearing test this morning. We won't see the results for about 7-10 days. Usually this problem appears in those with bacterial meningitis, so we're not too worried, but the doctors initially ordered the test because some of his lab results were not clearly indicating which kind of meningitis he had. It wasn't until the 48 hour spinal tap culture came back showing that it was specifically the enterovirus rather than a bacterial meningitis. Anyway, it's great to be home!

Thanks SO much to everyone who emailed, called, offered to help out, etc. We are extremely lucky to have you all in our lives. Looking forward to getting out with the little guy to see everyone, once he's had some time to continue with his recovery and get some of those immunizations. Hope everyone's doing well!!