Although Bo doesn't have short gut, or a bacterial infection of his blood so far as today's bloodwork is concerned (normal white blood count and c-reactive protein level), he is dry (his Co2 is very low, his potassium is low, and his lips are chapped), and he spiked a fever. So, we spent the afternoon criss-crossing town with a hot, cranky kid. First to the pediatricians', then the hospital to draw labs, home and a follow-up call from the pediatrician regarding his labs (see above) and the game plan: give him additional fluids before we hook him up to his regular stuff, check his temperature every 4 hours, check his lips, and let the doc know if he is out of sorts, still. Go back to the hospital tomorrow to recheck his bloodwork. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it's just a virus and we can evade a January hospital admission.
