Calling Dr. House!

It's been 3 days since our return from Singapore and think my body is finally getting back on track.  Sleep is an amazing drug!


So, the missing part of the story on our Singapore travels is the fact that my hubby was sick pretty much the whole time we were there.  The medical mystery starts with him getting petechia on his ankles.  We had walked several miles in the heat the day before.  Keep in mind that the hubby is very fit and exercises regularly.  I wouldn't have thought that this would be a major factor.  Although, he had been traveling the week before in China and Hong Kong.  After the petechia showed up he got a fever and then became weak and lethargic.  He could barely walk.  We went to the Emergency Department while in Singapore.  At first they thought it might be the Dangue Fever, but his labs didn't show this.  They gave him some antibiotics saying that he more than likely had some sort of infection.  He took his antibiotics and ibuprofen (to keep the fever at bay).  In a day he felt slightly better, but then his joints started hurting and the petechia/purpura showed up on his knuckles and elbows.  His joints also started swelling and become so swollen and painful that he couldn't use his hands.  He couldn't open a bottle of water or button his shirt.  His knees hurt to the point that it was difficult to walk.  Back to the ER.  We had to get him checked out before we embarked on our 24 hour journey back to the states.  They gave him some celebrex for the joint pain and got us in touch with an Rhumatologist / Immunologist.  This Dr. felt that it was either a virus or infection that had manifested as an inflammatory response.  He prescribed a steroid.  After a couple doses of this the hubby felt somewhat better and the swelling in his joints went down.  


Back to the states!  (Thank God!)


So, we get back home and all seems good.  At 4am E spikes a fever and is feeling bad.  We all spent Sunday laying around watching movies.  Everyone was sick except for me.  (I was praying that I didn't get sick, so that I could take care of everyone)


Monday:
E had a doctors appointment and was diagnosed an ear infection and put on Antibiotics.  
The hubby went to his doctor and they ran a battery of tests.  Results to be back in a day or so.  On his way home from work his calf started hurting and swelling and the petechia started again in his ankle.  In my mind I saw "blood clot" written all over these symptoms.  So, back to the ER.  This time we waited 4 hours in the ER!!  Maybe Singapore has a better system, as we never wait over 2 hours total there.  They did some labs and an ultrasound of his leg and didn't find a clot.  Sent him home with the diagnosis of "inflamed calf".  (Like that tells us anything.)


Tuesday:
Hubby's lab results came back and there were some abnormalities.  (I won't go into detail to protect some of his privacy)  Nothing that really explains all of this though.  He goes back to the doctor today to have another Ultrasound of his leg (it is still swollen and painful).  


So, what now? We don't know yet.  I am thinking he needs to see a specialist.  All of this is quite overwhelming right now.  Like we needed to add this to our already complicated life.  Right now we are still preping to put the house on the market.  (planning for next week)  But, all of that could change.  What I do know is that we are taking it easy this weekend and getting some much needed R&R.  


Dear God, please look out for us and shed some light on all of this?
I'll try and keep blogging so that we can keep everyone up to date.  
  
Where is Dr. House when you need him?