My Matthis

My Matthis has Pneumonia. : (

We found out by the grace of God. I was bringing him in for his 9 mo. check-up yesterday and he was perfectly fine. As soon as we got there he vomitted, got pale, and very lethargic. The appt. quickly turned into a "sick" appt., blood was drawn, and his white blood cell count was 21K. They put a catheter in to get some urine, ordered an antibiotic shot, as well as chest and abdomen x-rays. We didn't get home until 10 that night.

We found out later that night that the x-rays showed pneumonia in his lower right lung. They think it is bacterial pneumonia which is easier to get over and he's not contageous.

He's much better today. Blood count down to 12. But he's developed a little cough and has had trouble getting to sleep. He'll be on antibiotics for 10 days followed by another chest x-ray in a month.

Pray for him and us. Thanks.

The good thing is, he's his chipper sweet self.