A quick update...

M was readmitted into the hospital Wednesday, and we are still there now.

He's been having stomach problems since his surgery, and got much sicker Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, so I took him into the ER.

At first they didn't seem too concerned, but then took an x-ray and found an impacted bowel. They were still going to send us home (with a LOT of miralax!) but both our pediatrician, and I, felt like they should admit him.

It's good they did because the impaction turned out to be secondary to his digestive system basically shutting down. Nothing from his esophagus down through his colon was working... and probably hadn't been for awhile.

This is a potentially life threatening situation caused (most likely) by the clozaril he takes for his sz, combined with the anethesia during his surgery, the percocet he took after his surgery, and his low activity level since the surgery. Both his attending doctor here at the hospital and his pdoc told me this morning that without aggressive treatment he could die. (There have been some fatalities from this same clozaril related problem...)

So we've (temporarily) cut his clozaril dose in half, and M's been on clear liquids since Wednesday...to give his belly a break, and to be ready if he needs emergency surgery.

From what the doctor is saying this evening, it's looking like M is finally starting to turn the corner and is (hopefully) out of danger.

R has been home with Joe through this and is doing well.

I'm not sure when M will be discharged, probably sometime this weekend.