So, today my son got his PH probe placed… Well, if you remember, Rhys has an issue with reflux… This probe is basically to confirm that…I suppose… Anyway, the doctor says he has to be admited to the hospital to be observed for 24 hours because that’s how long the probe stays in. Heidi get’s him to the hospital at around 9am-ish… Around 1pm-ish they let her know the hospital is full and they can’t admit him… Our concern was if he took the tube out on his own — which longtime readers might remember he is very capable and likely to do — that we would have to take him to the emergency room to get it put back in… That’s what the doctor said we’d have to do in order to complete the test… Whatever… Anyway, we don’t want him around other sick people… They tend to gather in the emergency rooms — do the math.

So, the RN tells us that if he took the tube out they wouldn’t even try to put it back in. (Oh really?) So, she says she will call the doctor to be sure. Calls the doctor, and he says to the effect of “Yeah yeah, it’s ok if they go home…” When we were in his office he said to the effect of, “Oh no, he has to be admitted so he doesn’t remove the tube and end up in the emergency room.”

Ok, I’m going to pause for a minute… I hate the University Hospital here… One of the Top Hospitals in the Nation… Dude, that’s scary.

Anyway, all is well. Rhys is handling things fine and isn’t half as fussy/uncomfortable as I thought he would be. They said his stomach PH would be around 4 when he ate and not to worry. :) So, he ate, and it dropped to 0.8 :) If you remember from science class, that’s pretty damn acidic!

So we’re supposed to get some kind of results tomorrow is what we’re expecting… Watch. It will be something like, “Hmmmmm… That’s interesting…” I hate the day I realized doctors don’t know everything….

Here’s a pic of Rhys in his splints and taped up with a tube down his throat via his nose. :(