Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Mason has pneumonia

So, Monday morning I took Mason to the doctor. He had been running a pretty high fever for a few days and seemed to have shallow breathing that night before. A visit with the doctor and a chest x-ray concluded that Mason has pneumonia. We learned last month (at our OHSU appt.) that he is penetrating his airway occasionally when he eats and swallows putting him at risk for asperating. That allows fluid into his lungs, which gets infected and produces pneumonia. We will be doing some scope procedures to learn more about what is going on in his little body. My heart breaks for him....I want nothing more than for him to gain weight and be healthy (If only I could give him a few of my pounds....). That's the scoop...best wishes!

4 comments:

Liz Schaecher said...

Poor little guy!! Hopefully he is on the mend soon...he can't be sick for his 1st birthday!! Take Care!

Janna said...

Oh! Poor Mason! We'll be praying for him.

The Cummings Family said...

I hope your little guy gets well soon. He will recieve many prayers from us.

Angela said...

I will be praying that sweet boy gets well ASAP! Hope you are having a great day and hang in there!