Thank you for the update. Praying for the whole family.

prayers for Andrew ,and for a speedy recovery.

Time to recover
 

Hi everyone, thanks for the warm thoughts and prayers. Yesterday the wait was excrutiating. We arrived at TX childrens at 4ish, we had to start over in an ER. It took forever and my persistance to get the iv hooked back, it was not till after 6:30 pm that they finally showed up with antibiotics. He had come with a bag of antibiotics but it was thrown away when we got to TCH :confused: . We were told it would be a couple of hours before surgery. Meanwhile Andrew was soo thirsty but he was not allowed to drink. Finally after my bugging, he was taken to surgery at 9ish, only to have to wait there some more. It was 10pm when the docs got serious and took him in for surgery. At 11pm we were told his appendice was out but it had burst and spread. He will require HEAVY doses of antibiotics to keep an infection from occurring, pray for an abcess not to form. The doc guesstimates Andrew will be in the hospital at least 1 week or more :( . Thank you everyone for your prayers. :)

Thank you for taking the time to update us again I am keeping yoe your son and you entire family in my thoughts and prayers

My thoughts and prayers are with you & andrew. May God keep the infection from spreading. Hugs to you both!!!

awww the poor lil guy! I'm sending prayers to him and your family.

Sending prayers for a speedy recovery with no complications.

Angie

Sending Prayers for a safe recovery.

Oh my goodness! Sending more prayers for your son! (hugs to both of you)

I am so sorry that there was such a delay yesterday. Praying that Andrew is much more comfortable today. Praying for a speedy recovery to cut that hospital time down.

I'll be praying for you! GL with everything

OH goodness, how scary:eek: :cry: I'm glad he's okay, it seems like if you didn't speak up, he could have taken a turn for the worst:(

:hands: Prayers on the way that he heals quickly!

Im sooooooooooooooo sorry your son had to go through this... and soooooooooooooooooo sorry you and your dh have to go through this too... I hope he recovers fast... hugs and I will be praying for all of you!

Sending Prayers for a speedy recovery for Andrew.

Update
 

Hi, thanks for your care and support. Andrew had a tough night due to a reaction from antibiotics but stayed pretty stable throughout the day. Still on liquids, the doc is giving his bowels a break. He is being given 3 antibiotics or more a day, several times a day. The docs are monitoring making sure there isn't an infection brewing. It can take up to 4 days for it to flare up. So far his temps have stayed at 100. Today there was a spike but it went down again. My hubby and I are taking turns staying with him. Thanks so much for your prayers. God bless you all for your kindness and support.:thumbup:

Wow this poor guy has been through a lot. How are his spirits? Are you getting enough sleep? It is so horrid when your children are sick - may he have the best medical professionals caring for him. Continuing to pray for all of you.

You and your son are in my prayers.

prayers for Andrew
 

Hey GF! Glad Andrew is doing better each day. Please call if you need anything!! We continue to send prayers for Andrew and you too!! Hope you can get some sleep soon. HUG Z & J for us! I know they are worried about their brother too!!
XOXOXO
Love,
Linda & PACK
♥ "Life is what happens when you are planning something else" ♥

Hey, I saw this thread and wanted to let you know that I am praying for a speedy and full recovery. Good luck and please keep us updated whenever you have enough time to breath.

Prayer's coming Andrew's way for a speedy recovery.
I hope he's starting to feel better. It's always so scary when
our children have to go through these frightening times.
I hope your more relaxed too now mom.

I'm just now seeing this...... so sorry he needed surgery and shame on them for not getting to it in time, causing more problems. I'll keep him (and ya'll) in my thoughts. :hug:

Prayers coming your way.....

A teary day
 

Hi, thanks for your continued good thoughts and prayers. Today was not so great, Andrew was very uncomfortable, the nurse just gave him tylenol because she didn't want him sleepy so that he could get up and walk. He did walk but he was in quite a bit of pain. I'm thinking it may be more gas pain than surgery, he seems to feel it is both. He cried a few times today, we both did, because I can't stand to see a child cry let alone my own without joining :( in the tear fest. He cried because he misses Jazzie and Zander, he cried because even though he likes being pampered he doesn't want to be in the hospital anymore, he cried because of the pain, he said: "I'd rather be in school than have this pain." :( I held him, encouraged him, reminded him that many wonderful YTERS are praying for him, that God listens & He will get better.
The doc is talking about putting in a PICC which is some type of IV in the chest area, to put nutrients in and antibiotics, he would have to be sedated. I'm not sure the why, since Andrew is keeping liquids down & he is already getting an IV. Tom & I will be getting to the bottom of this, it sounds a bit frightening. That's it for now, many long days, I would like to be home by Sunday, I pray that is what God has in store for us. You guys are the best, you truly are.:thumbup:

Sorry this is so hard on both of you. He is going through so much at such a young age. What a wonderfully caring mom you are. Sending more prayers -

Dear Lord, Please lay your healing hands on Andrew's body, lift the infection out, strengthen him in body, mind and spirit. Lord, guide the doctors and his caregivers. May they have your wisdom. Bring his parents peace and solid rest. Lord we pray for a speedy recovery and for the family to soon be reunited under the roof of their own home. Amen.

Awe I am just now seeing this. I Hope and Pray Andrew gets well soon ((((HUGS))) to you and him...

Amen.

Just saw this thread tonight. I'm so glad that so many prayers have already been sent up for Andrew, and that although it's still tough for him, he was spared from something so dangerous.

I had to sadly chuckle at his "I'd rather be in school comment". My daughter had two horrible spinal surgeries as a child. Please know that at some point, this will all be behind you, and you will only be left with a handful of those humorous remarks that will make great stories when the pain and fear is gone. :)

I am just seeing this tonight. Your son Andrew, you and your family are in my prayers and thoughts. Hang in there mom. It will all be ok. Lots of hugs and yorkies kisses to you all. :animal-pa

Praying for a speedy recovery.

Thanks again for the awesome prayers and yes, everyday takes us closer to this all being behind us. Thank you very much. :)

Getting better
 

Hi, thanks for your prayers and good wishes.

Andrew had a tough day Wednesday, as well as night. The antibiotics did quite a number on him. Yesterday I found out why! He was being given some strong antibiotics, BUTTT he was supposed to be on food for these antibiotics. SOMEONE forgot to change or notify that he could go to solids, so here he was on liquids for 3 days and mega doses of antibiotics!! No wonder he was in so much stomach pain, yet when we mentioned to the nurses, his pain, they were not paying full attention and kept telling us he had to get up and walk they did not connect it to the antibiotics killing his stomach!! RRRRRRRRRRrrrr!! Yesterday, 3 drs. stopped by, only one of them put it together, the moment he was given food he was a different child, it was like having a wilted plant and giving it water and watching the plant plump up again. He had a much better day, fever sort of hovered in the 100.5 and less. The dr. said there is a window where an abcess can occur, or infection. I am hoping that we are out of the woods by today!

The hospital has a floor that has a library, game rooms for different ages and even a radio station within the hospital. Andrew felt well enough to lounge in the room, he played the part of a guest dj, his name was Daring Andrew (yikes, quite fitting). Dawn (my older daughter) had brought over a joke book so he said a few jokes on air between brakes . It was the best I've seen him so far, huge difference from yesterday.

Your prayers at work.