The kids and I were at my parents' house yesterday and my father was holding Culp. He was facing outwards so I had a good look at his face. My father walked into the kitchen and all of a sudden Culp turned bright, bright red, his little arms stuck out and he started shaking and making a weird noise. It lasted maybe 30 seconds or so and then he started crying. Then, he got really, really tired.
I called the pediatrician and they told me to take him to the ER at Children's Medical Center. It took me a couple of hours to get there because I had to get Reed situated at my parents' and then wait for a sitter to come to stay with Caroline.
When we were getting into the car to leave for the hospital, it happened again. He was in the car seat this time. It was just me and him too because Mike is on a project in Calgary, Alberta. Why do these things happen when your husband is out of town?!?!?!
So, we went to the ER and they got us in a little room right away. He had a doctor, a nurse and 2 paramedics assigned to him. My sister-in-law, Amanda, came up there though so I wouldn't be by myself. So, they drew blood, catheterized him to get urine and tried to get an IV started. But he popped the IV out because he was so upset. Amanda stayed with him because I had to leave the room since I was getting upset. Apparently, he had scratched himself earlier in the day on his forehead and he got so upset that it burst open and bled everywhere.
They decided to do x-rays and a CT scan. What a nightmare that was trying to hold him down. He fought and fought. They had to strap him down for the CT scan and put his head in a vise like thing to hold him still. All the tests came back fine. So, they gave me the option of being admitted for observation or going home. They felt that he was ok to go home but left it up to me. We ended up going home and I snuggled him for the rest of the night. The sitter stayed and took care of Caroline.
He has not had another seizure (as far as we know) since last night so that is good. If he does have another one, the pediatrician told us to take him back to Children's and have him admitted for stabilization / observation. They really were fantastic last night.
Our pediatrician referred us to a Pediatric Neurologist for further testing (probably an MRI and EEG). We are hoping to hear from them in the morning regarding when they can get Culp infor an appointment.
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