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I just got back from the province. Our four-month-old son, Julian, got out of the hospital last Monday after being rushed there last week for high fever. He had a urinary tract infection that resulted in a 40-degree fever that almost caused him to go into convulsions. Thankfully, he got out of it pretty fast. Additional tests showed that there were no other ailments -- his kidneys and bladder were fine.
It's always very stressful when someone in the family gets sick, specially the young ones. I still vividly remember when the eldest, Gabriel, was also admitted to the hospital for bronchitis when he was still two months old. We had to leave him in the pediatric ICU overnight for observation. It was painful seeing our child through the glass window -- we wanted to hold him, but we couldn't.
Fortunately, for Julian, we got to stay together in the room. He was restless the whole time, and he frequently cried. I had to carry him out of the room a few times, sometimes in the wee hours of the morning, just so he'll stop crying.
We're glad this is all over. He's doing just great now, and he's back to his usual routine: getting up early, cooing and moving around in his crib, shouting when no one attends to him, waving his hands when he wants to be carried. Too bad I have to leave for work. I would've have wanted to stay home longer. Peng is such a great partner, and she fills up the role of tatay and mom pretty well, when I'm not around. I'm very thankful, and I feel blessed, for that.
I just got back from the province. Our four-month-old son, Julian, got out of the hospital last Monday after being rushed there last week for high fever. He had a urinary tract infection that resulted in a 40-degree fever that almost caused him to go into convulsions. Thankfully, he got out of it pretty fast. Additional tests showed that there were no other ailments -- his kidneys and bladder were fine.
It's always very stressful when someone in the family gets sick, specially the young ones. I still vividly remember when the eldest, Gabriel, was also admitted to the hospital for bronchitis when he was still two months old. We had to leave him in the pediatric ICU overnight for observation. It was painful seeing our child through the glass window -- we wanted to hold him, but we couldn't.
Fortunately, for Julian, we got to stay together in the room. He was restless the whole time, and he frequently cried. I had to carry him out of the room a few times, sometimes in the wee hours of the morning, just so he'll stop crying.
We're glad this is all over. He's doing just great now, and he's back to his usual routine: getting up early, cooing and moving around in his crib, shouting when no one attends to him, waving his hands when he wants to be carried. Too bad I have to leave for work. I would've have wanted to stay home longer. Peng is such a great partner, and she fills up the role of tatay and mom pretty well, when I'm not around. I'm very thankful, and I feel blessed, for that.
Good to hear about Julian recovering quickly. My wife's nephew also has UTI which makes me wonder since UTI is previously pretty uncommon for the male population. Maybe it is our dependencies on the disposable diapers?
ReplyDeleteciao!
Glad to hear your kid is OK
ReplyDeleteThanks, guys.
ReplyDeleteThe doctor says it's because his foreskin is too thick so sometimes fluid is stuck down there, causing bacterial growth. He would have to be circumcised soon to avoid this from recurring. Which is too bad, because I've always thought of circumcision as a "rite of passage". (Symptoms of our patriarchal, feudal culture. ;))
Hopefully, Julian will get through that quickly as well.