Hospital Stay

It all started on Thursday morning, September 17th. I was awoke at 5:30am to Logan getting sick in the bathroom. I got him taken care of checked his blood sugar and sent him back to bed. Then at around 7am he woke up again sick as can be. Once again we got it under control tested his blood sugar again and sent him back to bed yet again. I had hoped he wouldn't get sick anymore, but he proved me wrong at 8:15 am. This time he was so sick he just kept throwing up. I was beginning to wonder where it was all coming from since he had not eaten since before 9:00pm the night before. His blood sugar was in the 300's and were not coming down. I finally called his doctor who told us to go to Primary Children's. I had not seen Logan this sick since he got diabetes 3 and a half years earlier. He was so tired and and miserable and I couldn't get over how pale he looked. Thank heavens for my amazing neighbor Amy who gladly let me pawn Ry off on her. When we got to Primary's they immediately put in an IV and tested his blood sugar. I felt so bad that when they check his blood sugar at the hospital they have to fill a small cocktail straw with his blood, my poor baby. I was so thankful for my sister Tiffany who came over from the U of U to be my support since Brandon was stuck at work. Tiffany was great she helped calm Logan down while they tried to put in his IV and get a blood sample, she even brought him a friend, a stuffed rat which is now named Fred. We met with the doctors who told me he had the common flu and had just dehydrated from throwing up. He didn't have any ketones in his urine which was a great sign. They kept us for about 4 and a half hours and made sure he keep fluids down and sent us home. They said all should be fine now and that he was on his way to recovering. That night and into the next day Logan was starting to seem like his old self. I was so thankful that he was even up for eating lunch and that he kept it down. His blood sugars were great and all seemed wonderful. However it was short lived. I made homemade chicken noodle soup for dinner with homemade rolls since Logan had been sick. About an hour after dinner Logan started complaining that his stomach hurt. I asked if he was going to be sick and he said no just that he had a really bad pain in his tummy. We decided to keep an eye on him and see how things went. At around 9pm Logan felt worse so we tested his blood sugar and he was 80. We gave him some sprite to bring him up a little and would retest in 15 mins. When we retested him he had dropped to 70, so it was more sprite for Logan and another 15 mins. Well 10 mins into the 15 mins Logan was up in the bathroom sick again, I wanted to cry. We tried to get some more sprite into him since he just lost all the previous sprite and was already low. He kept it down for the full 15 mins but right after we tested him he was sick in the bathroom again. We decided to call Primary's and see what they had to say. They proceeded to tell us that if his blood sugar didn't come up within an hour or the stomach pain got worse to bring him in. We were able to get his blood sugar up to 130 so we thought we were in the clear. By this time it was after 1:00am and we were about to put Logan in bed and go to sleep when he got sick yet again and was having horrible stomach pain. I called Primary's and they told us to get him in asap. Brandon stayed home with Ry, who was lucky enough to be sound asleep, while I headed yet again to Primary's with Logan. He had me so scared during the drive to Primary's. He was so upset when we got there and they informed us as soon as we walked in that he had to have another IV put in again. The poor kid, as if he hadn't been through enough already. We were so lucky though to have a tech that had been on a special IV team for a few years. He put Logan's IV and was able to get a full vial of blood in a matter of seconds. Logan didn't even cry this time, I was so thankful for this amazing guy. We spent the rest of the early morning in the ER waiting and waiting for a doctor. Logan was at least able to get some sleep, me on the other hand not so much at all. We finally saw the doctor at 6:45 am. He proceeded to tell me they were concerned about the stomach pain and were going to test his white blood count. An hour later they came back with the results where they were slightly elevated. So they next step was to do a CT scan to make sure it wasn't his appendix. They came and took us back a few mins later. This gets a little graphic sorry. So we get back in the room where they do the scan and they proceed to tell me what they have to do. They had to stick a tube up his bum blow up a balloon once inside and fill it with fluid. My poor child, I never wanted to cry more for him. They had to leave the tube in for the entire scan plus put some kind of fluid in his IV. When they were done they had to drain the fluid before they could take out the tube. This was so painful for him, did I mention they didn't give him anything for the pain. Once the scan was done we went back to our room in the ER to wait yet again. Finally after 7 hours of waiting in the ER they came in to tell us Logan's scan was clear thank goodness. Next they had decided to admit Logan to the hospital. So we were finally taken up to the 3rd floor to our own room. After we were checked in met the nurses and the doctor and found out what the plan was Brandon sent me and Ry home so I could shower and get some sleep. I was exhausted and really needed a couple hours of sleep, too bad it didn't go well with Ry home with me. I tried to put a movie on for him and every 10 mins he would tap me and ask when we could go back and see bubba (Logan). Since the whole sleep wasn't happening I got up after 2 hours and showered and got ready ot go back to the hospital. We stopped at the store to get Logan a surprise and a balloon and headed back to the hospital. When I got back I was so thankful I left and had gone home. While I was gone they decided to do another test to check for H1N1. This test involved them putting a tube up his nose and into his lungs and stomach, once again they gave him nothing for the pain. I was so glad I didn't have to witness this test. They were keeping us overnight at the hospital so after we ate dinner together and watched a movie as a family in Logan's room, we said our goodnights to Brandon and Riley and they went home. Logan still was on a liquid diet, but we were told if he ate his breakfast and kept it down, plus had no ketones in his urine 2 times in a row we could go home the next day. That night I didn't get much sleep once again, but at least I had a bed this time. When breakfast came Logan did pretty well but couldn't eat very much. He had one test with no ketones but the next time it was positive again. I was starting to get discouraged since things were not going they way we had hoped. At around 11am Logan's endocronologist to check on Logan. He was worried since Logan was not drinking enough fluids on his own. He then proceeded to take Logan's DS away and turn off the tv until Logan drank and entire bottle of apple juice. We absolutely love Dr. Swinyard, he is the best. Dr. Swinyard said if Logan ate all of his lunch and drank all of his gatorade at lunch and had no ketones we could be released. So when lunch came Logan kept his end of the deal and ate everything. They tested his urine at 1:30 and it came back clear so they got our paperwork together for Logan's release. We were finally going home after a very long weekend. I am so thankful after it all that he is ok and feeling good again. Everyone at Primary Children's was amazing for the most part. I hope we don't have anymore hospital stays for a long time.