Want to let you know the status this evening. The attending doctor today ordered an abdominal ultrasound to see if there were any clues to the ongoing fever issue. The ultrasound came back normal. Chris remains on IV fluids to rehydrate and they will check his kidney and liver function again in the morning. If the fluids resolve the hydration, kidney and liver issues but the fever remains, he will plan to do an upper body CT scan with contrast to rule out anything there that might be causing the fever including kidney stones and gall bladder problems. So basically we are just waiting and exploring right now. Chris slept most of the day today. He still is "off" mentally in that he isn't always sure where he is, or what the date is (but sometimes he knows), and he is mixing reality with fantasy of some kind made up in his head. I'm hoping that by getting his fluids back in line and the fever under control he will clear up mentally as well.
We left him at the hospital tonight and will go back in the morning. He is able to get to the restroom with assistance in walking him there so we do not have the issues we had during the last hospitalization where we had to have someone there all night to keep him from pulling out the i.v. and trying to get up to go to the restroom. Check back tomorrow for an update. thank you for the extra thoughts and prayers being said for us during this time. We love you. CJSRJ
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