On Thursday morning Steve was getting ready for work (at 6:30) and the kids woke up so he was getting them a snack so I could rest a few more minutes. Presley laid on the floor near the kitchen whimpering and holding his tummy. Steve picked him up and noticed his face was very pale and his lips were purple. I flew out of bed to see what was the matter. I had flashbacks to when he was 9 months old. He did the same thing... that time they diagnosed it as kiotic hypoglycemia (sp). We jumped in the car without thinking and rushed to the hospital. Steve grabbed some pedialyte as we left and Pres drank it on the way. His color started coming back into his face. They ran blood and urine tests on him. (He even went pee in the cup like a big boy!!) The tests showed ketones in his urine just like last time. The frustrated part is no one knows why this is happening. Ketones in your urine which means your body is starving and it is using up the good fats. The last time this happened he wasn't feeling real well the day before so he didn't eat very much, but this time he had a really big dinner the night before, so that wasn't the case. Today I took him to a new pediatrician for a follow up appointment, she still wasn't sure why this was happening. She ordered an EKG and an EEG to monitor his heart and his brain. He did the EKG today and did really good. He didn't even cry ... he was so brave! We don't know the results yet. The doctor also referred his case to a endocrinologist to see if he has any input on what is going on with our little guy. When I get the results or know more I will keep everyone updated. Thank you for every ones thoughts and prayers!
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I will be praying for Presley. I hope the docs can find out what is going on so it can be fixed.
Thank you... we have several tests lined up... so I will blog again and keep you updated.
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