We thought ice cream sundaes would make everything better (which they typically do), but in this case, he was super sick...
So, the next morning, I took him to the ER and after a bunch of testing, he was diagnosed with strep and several abscesses in his throat and neck area. The doctors were concerned about the placement of the infections and even considered doing surgery...
...so we ended up being admitted into the hospital and wound up staying 4 days while they gave him IV antibiotics and monitored his abscesses. Kyle remained in good spirits and always let the doctors check him and seriously never complained!!
Even though we were in the hospital for 4 days, we were at Texas Children's Hospital and they are the absolute BEST!! We received the best care and they always had little treats for him throughout the days...
a visit from "Lewis the Duck"
Airplane and Wagon rides up and down the hallways in between treatments...
...and even a fully stocked play room!!
Luckily and by the grace of God, Kyle didn't need surgery! The IV antibiotics seemed to do their job by preventing the infections from getting any bigger and Kyle definitely showed signs of improvement. So, we were released and were only given more antibiotics for Kyle to take for the following week!
We are so grateful to all of our family and friends for all the help and prayers that we received while we were there!! We love you all! Kyle is going to get better...he's the toughest little guy around!!
