ID doc wanted an LP but still wants to treat as if meningitis...still not exactly sure why we need the LP then...but anyway I'm sick of quesitoning. If it will make them comfortable so he can go home faster, so be it. Ortho consult wanted an MRI. Neo attending on-call makes the decision that only attending consults will do... (he was kinda a jerk about it though ) (A BIG thank you to the spouses of the folks called in tonight...I know it sucks.)

MRI showed osteomyelitis and myositis after the rad attending was called to read it. And then after the peds ortho attending was called in and the peds surg attending was called in, they decided no surgery...long course of antibiotics.

After Daegan was sufficiently starved (incase of surgery) he took his bottle like a champ! The little guy is sooo tough...he really is such a trooper. I would have given up by now if I was him, but he's still screaming at the nurses and docs, fighting with his hands, kicking his good leg....

Things pending: blood cultures from Tuesday 26th AM, and LP cultures from Tuesday 26th PM.

All else is good: WBC normal, CRP has been decreasing (still elevated but down to 2 from 10), temp has been normal, no bradys/apnea/desats, taking the bottle well.

I was a wreck before, but now that we're not looking at surgery I'm better....though a PIC line seems to be in his future....once the bacteremia clears....I hope though that he may be able to go home with the PIC line once the cultures are negative......we'll see....