Not All the Answers but Some

Driving to Lutheran General Hospital sucks the energy right out of you. I will elaborate later but I am exhausted. The lovely, 12 year old doctor (I'm kidding but seriously, when did all the doctors start being younger than me?) does not feel like it is arthritis of any kind. That was a HUGE relief! She really thinks it is erythema nodosum which is "reddish, painful, tender lumps most commonly located in the front of the legs below the knees. The tender lumps, or nodules, of erythema nodosum range in size from 1 to 5 centimeters. The nodular swelling is caused by a special pattern of inflammation in the fatty layer of skin." Several things cause it with strep being the most common. They are ruling out Crohn's Disease, Sarcodoisis, Lupus and Ulcerative Colitis and if you know me, you know that I hate that phrase..."ruling it out" because I have heard it before and what they were ruling out was what the kids had so when I hear it, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. They took 6 vials of blood which left Tommy weak. Once they rule out all of the scary things, they are going to put him on a low dose of penicillin to keep the erythema nodosum at bay. We won't know anything for a week or so.

They think the dizziness is from sinusitis and are giving him antibiotics. The chest pain they think is from baseball. I am tired just trying to figure it all out.

There were a few funnies along the way that if I remember them, I'll post tonight. Looking forward to going to Barnes and Noble to erase this exhausting day.