Oh Mason: “When will this pain go away?” whispered Mason. 😭 He was not feeling good again yesterday and complained of more pain and didn’t want to move. I just knew there had to be something up but his fevers weren’t too elevated and his heart rate was fast but not crazy so I just held my breath and waited. Last night Mason presented a super high fever and heart rate and showed signs of going septic so the nurse rallied the troops and got a plan going. They needed a contrast CT scan but that meant Mason had to drink liquid medicine which he absolutely never tolerates (it always comes back up with his gag reflex). That scan was important so we prayed really hard that he could drink it and it would taste like the Gatorade it was in. Our prayers were answered!! He drank every drop that he was supposed to and the second I opened the door to celebrate and tell the nurse—-it came right back up. 😔 He had to drink 1000 oz of Gatorade with the stuff in it and it just filled him to the brim. The good part is that enough had gone in his body that they were able to get the scan! Miracles people! The scan showed a giant abscess and pool of infection/puss in his pelvis which was/should be the cause of most of his pain. They said they won’t have to open him up again (phew!) but they can insert a drain to get all that gunk out. It might set us back 1-2 weeks depending on how things go with everything else but I’m feeling optimistic about it all! The possibilities the medical staff initially presented were pretty serious (more so than this) and so we are feeling really lucky we got this outcome of the scan instead! 🙌🏻 #ohmason