Sick Day 6 : PICU Day 1

We're back to the old familiar PICU, Jojo's "home" away from home. It's been two years since the last time he was here. He had the flu at that time and stayed less than two weeks, I think. This time, he had to take the ambulance to the hospital. Funny, this illness: one moment he'd be almost happy and talking, the next moment he'd be struggling to breathe with O2 staying in the 80's-low 90's and HR into 160-170's. This apparently coincided with spikes in his temperature.

By the time he got to the hospital, he looked fine and was talking to the intensivist. RSV, flu, mycoplasm all negative. WBC's are within normal limits; keeping in mind that he already completed a 3-day course of antibiotic and started on a different med. What about HMV? Surprisingly, our intensivist is not familiar with it. And the ebb and flow of being well and sick continued through the day with temp going up to 103, but currently being controlled by Ibuprofen. So, we're here. And Jojo doesn't mind it at all, seeing all the familiar faces and most of them knowing him and HIS Dad. I just hope we don't stay too long.