Grandson has Kawasaki disease - it's not a joke
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:31 pm
It appears my 3½ year old grandson is suffering from Kawasaki disease.
Not a great deal is known about it as it's very rare but apparently it's not serious in itself but can have complications and they've spent hours at hospital today where he had an ECG because his hearts beating too fast, and various blood tests. He's now on aspirin and another drug, and has to go back next week for a heart scan to find out whether the illness has caused an aneurism or damaged his heart.
They finally got back here from the hospital at 9.30pm to pick up Grace having left her here at 11am on their way in - oh and she's got tonsillitis. They'll have to keep an eye on her as although Kawasaki itself can't be passed on (as far as is known), there can be a genetic link - and when Elliot was ill originally, he was diagnosed with tonsillitis.
Not surprising the Kawasaki wasn't picked up as apparently it affects affects fewer than one in every 25,000 children in the UK.
He'll be on medication for a long time and have to have regular heart scans. It's been a worrying day and we're all relieved that he's well enough to be sent home but we're hoping they do the heart scan very soon.
Not a great deal is known about it as it's very rare but apparently it's not serious in itself but can have complications and they've spent hours at hospital today where he had an ECG because his hearts beating too fast, and various blood tests. He's now on aspirin and another drug, and has to go back next week for a heart scan to find out whether the illness has caused an aneurism or damaged his heart.
They finally got back here from the hospital at 9.30pm to pick up Grace having left her here at 11am on their way in - oh and she's got tonsillitis. They'll have to keep an eye on her as although Kawasaki itself can't be passed on (as far as is known), there can be a genetic link - and when Elliot was ill originally, he was diagnosed with tonsillitis.
Not surprising the Kawasaki wasn't picked up as apparently it affects affects fewer than one in every 25,000 children in the UK.
He'll be on medication for a long time and have to have regular heart scans. It's been a worrying day and we're all relieved that he's well enough to be sent home but we're hoping they do the heart scan very soon.
