Back In The Hospital

Logan woke up with an ear ache and a low grade fever this morning. After talking to his doctor (thinking he had an ear infection), Eric took him to urgent care. They discovered an elevated heart rate and Logan's lungs didn't sound right so he was admitted to Wesley Hospital. It could be pneumonia, a bacterial infection, sinus infection, or just neutropenic fever (as the last two times). We won't have any answers until probably tomorrow (at the earliest).

(Update by Eric) His new blood work shows that his neutrophil count is zero, which might explain why his fever is a little over 101. The standard protocol, however, is to check for any source of infection with various cultures and a chest x-ray. His lungs sound clear, except for a bit of phlegm, but the chest x-ray will be more definitive tomorrow. His ears are a good possibility as an infection source, but they are also checking his blood, central line, and sinuses with cultures. Turns out that a sinus culture is a little more invasive than handing over a dirty tissue. Logan was a bit surprised by this test, but he took it like a champ. He was very brave for the blood sample from his arm as well.

So far, nothing to be alarmed about. He feels pretty good when he is on tylenol, so his fever and earache are very manageable.