a quick trip to the ER

tonight, during our superbowl party, james and i made a quick trip to the emergency room. his rash has been hurting him more, especially on his legs. it looks quite a bit more infected in areas, and we wanted to make sure there was nothing serious going on. because the rash is uncomfortable, having it on his knees makes it difficult to walk, sit and get up from sitting... and he's been having some shooting pains in his knee when he does get up.
so, right before half time we went to the er.

we were having our annual community group superbowl party (our 3 year anniversary party too!) at micah and jeremy's house, so we were able to leave the kids with all our friends. because we see each other a lot, abbie and asher are very comfortable with them, and love any time together. that made it easy for everyone!

so, after a quick x-ray of his knees, and blood work done, they didn't see anything unusual. they gave him a shot of a steriod that should help with the rash and swelling and switched him to a higher level of antiobotics. hopefully all of this will make a difference, and quickly, as it will be a pretty painful plane ride tomorrow with all that sitting. once again, we've been blessed with tickets for the flights, which is a huge blessing! i hope the snow doesn't deter us from leaving.

he'll start the second (and final) treatment on tuesday, after we see doctor wheeler.

they are going to lower his dosage, hoping to still get the positive effect they want with a little less of the negative side effects. we'll see... and we'll keep you posted...