Brody Was Admitted to Hospital Tonight

Brody has been extremely tired the past couple days (and really most the week).   It's normal to expect a child on chemo to be tired,  I know.   But he has just been beyond tiredness level I remember before.   Last night he also had some low grade fevers (99. 7 and 99.8).   This morning he woke up looking and acting more energetic and he even asked to go to Sylvania Playland.   We took him to Sylvania Playland but he was having to stop and rest several times while we were there and I know he so wanted to play harder and keep up with his brothers in a game of tag there but be just couldn't do it.   He looked exhausted when he got home.  Then he went to the bathroom and was complaining it hurt when he pees and said that he "can't get all his pee out. "  He also is fighting eating anything the last couple of days.   He has lost 1lb this week.   After he complained about it hurting when he pees I checked his temperature.   It was 100.2.   I called Brody's oncologist.   He told us to go ahead and bring Brody to the hospital.   They drew a bunch of bloodwork,  took a urine sample,  and have Brody started on IV antibiotics.    They said Brody will stay at the hospital for at least the next 48hrs.   They will keep checking blood cultures and urine.   So far the urine sample did not show increase in white blood cells.   We will not know what blood cultures show for at least 48hrs.   Brody's hemoglobin,  hematocrit,  albumin,  calcium,  and protein were all low.   White blood cell count was normal but the differential was not back to calculate ANC.   The PA who was part of hospitalist staff examined Brody this evening and did not note any obvious source of infection from the exam.   She did say the lymph nodes in his neck were swollen.   She noticed he felt pretty warm while examining him and ask the nurse to check his temperature again.  It was 101.5.   Brody's doctor will be by to see Brody in the morning.   We don't really know yet what is causing the fevers.   Hopefully it's just a mild virus of some sort that quickly runs its course and Brody is feeling better soon.    Just in case it's bacterial and since he is on chemo he is getting IV antibiotics for now.  

Will update with more info when we know more.