From Hospital

Hi,

I will check back in two hours for any responses. My daughter is in the hospital since yesterday, she was severley de-hydrated due to stomach flu (Started Tuesday) she refused to take pedialyte up until Friday. We took her to the hospital where she was on fluids since 5:00pm last night but still not responding to it. All blood results came normal (except her WBC count was 30 which is high), I think normal being 15. she is currently on an antibiotic for WBC count. Doctors have no idea so far. Her Pee is not as expected (8 ounces every four hours). The pediatrician only guess is that she is still de-hydrated. She has no fever.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi C.F ,
i hope she will get well soon & may God bless her with good health , she will back to home from hospital realy soon INSHA-ALLAH.. DONT WORRY SHE WILL BE FINE SOON .. have courage your courageous response will help your daughter to heal faster and recover soon ...

Noravirus by sharmin
http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/index.php?topic=2286.0   please
check it as well may it will help you as well bcoze  in it i read abt the de-hydration as well

Best Regards
Take Care
Umair

Sharmin has talked this week about her son having norovirus. There seems to be a harsh strain going around among school age children. Have the doctors said this is the cause? It would cause stomach flu and dehydration, but it also should pass after a few days.

You can read more about http://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/about/overview.html
http://www.onlinebiologydegree.com/noroviruses/

Antibiotics are not indicated unless a bacterial cause is shown. Potassium depletion may be a problem and levels should be checked and potassium IV given if necessary. Magnesium depletion may also be involved. The depletion would be a result of vomiting and/or diarrhea. I assume Exjade has been discontinued during this period.

Hi Andy,

The exjade is discontinued, she was given potassium and magnesium fluids, I am still trying to understand the antibiotic.

Please note she started vomit this Tuesday evening, vomited Wednesday and Thursday and Friday. We took her to Hospital on Friday since she was spitting with blood, severe de hydration and inflammation of stomach. We initially thought fluids might work, however, its the WBC count that worried doctors plus her very slow reaction to hydration. She is still sleeping and is on antibiotic plus electrolyte solution. She is puffy because of all that fluid and her IV is difficult to locate for blood tests.

She has not eaten for 72 hours and still sleeping.

Regards

Although elevated white cells was thought to be rare with norovirus, a 2007 report found otherwise.

http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/167/17/1903

Medical textbooks have traditionally stated that leukocytosis [raised white blood cell count] is rare with norovirus gastroenteritis and that "[r]ed and white cells are not found in the stool."3 In contrast, we found a high frequency of both leukocytosis and fecal leukocytes. One prior study in volunteers and another natural norovirus outbreak description also document leukocytosis, but neither assessed for fecal leukocytes.4-5 In addition, jejunal biopsy specimens in symptomatic volunteers exposed to Norwalk virus have shown a polymorphonuclear and mononuclear cell infiltration into the lamina propria, indicating a neutrophilic response to this agent.

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Hopefully, the virus will soon have run its course, as it normally does within a few days.

Dear Canadian Family,

I hope that your little one feels better very soon.  My son had vomiting Wednesday night and some stomach ache on Thursday.  My children actually like pedialyte (grape flavor) and so my son drank a lot of it which may have helped to protect him from dehydration.  My kids don't drink any flavor other than grape (and the pedialyte brand) - so you may try that for next time.

Some of the children at his school have been sick for over a week.  Stomach flu can cause the glands in the stomach area to become enlarged and painful.  I hope that your daughter feels better really soon, please keep us posted on her progress.  Our prayers are with you for her speedy recovery 

Sharmin

C.F.

Thinking of you - please let us know how things are going.  Please let us know when is waking up and energetic again. 
Were the doctor's able to understand why she was spitting blood? 

Take care,
Sharmin

I am praying for her

manal

Hi Canadian Family,

Hope your little one is on the mend now...Here in australia we had that virus go around..It is a vicious cycle... My niece had it a few times...Its hard for kids, because they dont understand..

She is in good care at the hospital...The spitting of blood could be a number of reasons, 1 could be because of the vomiting her lining of her stomach could have torn and that could have caused it..Its not too drastic, it can repair itself...

Because of the vomiting all the time it can happen..

I hope that she has a speedy recovery...

Takecare
 

Canadian Family,

I am really sorry for this,please update us what's going on,has she recovered,a little bit if not fully,please inform us,the not eating for 72 hours and sleeping has scared me,i am praying for her,please update us.

Zaini.

Canadian Family,
We all are praying for health of your daughter, Please don't feel alone, we are all here for you.

My best regard to your daughter hope she'll  be fine soon!my thoughts and prayers are with you and your daughter..... take care!

Hi all,

Thank you all for your wishes. She is still in the hospital (two days now), doctors had no clue, she is on antibiotic and four days with no food. I talked to the doctors last night and they had four possible diagnosis. I still think she had stomach flu. Whatever it is, I hope antibodies will kill it. She is sleep deprived and very lethargic.

Last night I sat outside her room and did not let anybody go into her room, no doctors and no nurses. Please give her a break (atleast 8 hours of sleep). Anyways, they understood and took her blood this morning at 8:00am. Still waiting for the results.

I agree with most of you, i.e. reasons for spitting blood, swollen glands, raised WBC, Thank you all. This gives me more thoughts to discuss with the doctor.

I will update you ASAP.

Regards.

I hope your daugther's recovering will start very soon and that she may leave the hospital in a few days.
How old is your daugther? I really dislike hospitals, so how sooner she is home, how better things will go. Take care, Dore

C.F.,

Thank you for the update.  Please let us know about the blood test results and how our little princess does during the day today.  

My son had a similar experience when he reacted to the IVIG treatment this summer, he did not eat for days and he was very lethargic.  He vomiting and he looked very sick.  But the usually look worse than they really are - and when they are better they spring back as though they were never sick. 

It is a good thing that your daughter is getting her fluids and antibiotics to fight any infection she may have.  I hope that the virus will run its course and be over soon.  It sometimes takes time for children to get their energy and appetite back after an experience like this, and some stomach cramping can occur for a while after this.  

It's good to know that she is in good hands, all of our thoughts and prayers are with your family,

Sharmin