spiking a temp

As I wrote earlier, Lars was blah, then very pale while sleeping. Now he woke up & has spiked a temp. Sumthin' going on.

Our conversation with Drs. Betterthanthelastguy, Thoughtful & Sneakers last night about doing an LP (lumbar puncture, spinal tap) today to test for intracranial pressure included talk of using conscious sedation. We agreed to this. Somehow between then and this evening "conscious sedation" turned into "a little ativan" and "a good hold."

Mama Bear says No. Too much pain, too much risk.

Last time they did an LP they put him under general anesthesia because they were afraid under any less than that he'd move. The spinal cord is not the place to miss by a fraction of an inch because the kid moved.

So we have to wait until Tuesday or after for the LP. Big deal, they're not expecting to find anything anyway.

They are going to give him a little ativan and drop the ng tube so we can do a couple days of tube feeds to make sure he tolerates them well. This is in preparation for insertion of a g-tube.