An interesting weekend....

I know it's been some time since our last post. Andrew has been doing very well on his medicine, however, reduction of medication has been extremely slow. Much slower than we thought it would be. Andrew's body takes several weeks to adjust to the lower amount of medication. But, slow and steady wins the race.

This week we had an interesting episode. Andrew ended up getting sick on Wednesday morning. This meant he had to miss "Special Person's Day" at school with Auntie Shelayne. He was bummed. On Thursday night his fever spiked pretty high. We went to U of M on Friday morning for a lab draw and breathing treatment. The nurse who administers the breathing treatment wanted Andrew checked out before he had the medication. The doctor who looked at Andrew said his lungs sounded clear and that he has a virus. Andrew's numbers were also very high (every one was in the normal range). She felt that these numbers were a reaction to the virus. This is good news because it means Andrew's body is trying to fight off the virus.

Andrew ended up having a blood culture done and he also needed an antibiotic...which meant starting an IV in his hand. So, that was Andrew's second poke of the morning...poor guy. Anyway, after about 5 hours we were able to leave the hospital(This appointment usually takes about 45 minutes). We got some McDonalds and headed home for a relaxing weekend. Andrew is feeling much better today. Looks like he will be well enough to go to school on Monday.