Is this Normal?
"CODE G93.7, WE HAVE A CODE G93.7!" The doctor screamed after looking at my blood and liver biopsy. All of a sudden the room was swarming with doctors and nurses,
the sudden overflow began to freak my brain out, I could feel the tell-tale signs of another seizure coming on. I could even see the black blanket filling my eyes. You
know people always say the most terrifying thing about seizures is the convulsions, but I have to tell you the actual worst thing about seizures is the helplessness the
victim feels; the way your body is tossed around like a rag doll or even the tunneling vision, every once in awhile I could see a doctor looming over me, It was horrifying
In the distant I could hear Declan screaming "Oh my god KYLE. Oh my god, Oh my god" over and over it was literally torture to my ears, my Declan the strong
and independent man I grew to love was kneeling at the side of my bed praying for my suffering to end. Thankfully it seemed that this god he was praying to relieved not
only me of my suffering but also Declan. All in all the seizure only lasted about 2 minutes but damn wasn't it the longest 2 minutes of my life. muffled through the
curtain separating me from the rest of the E.R I could hear the doctor, a man by the name of Albert Flick, tell Declan " Kyle got here just in time, I have diagnosed
him with an illness known as Reye's Syndrome. Since 1994 only 2 cases a year pop up. The unusual this is that less than 9 cases have occurred in his age range since
the illness was discovered. With the new symptom of seizures we are estimating him to be in about stage 3 of 4." he said solmely. "I do have to ask has he had the flu
recently, and if so did he take any aspirin or peptobismol?"
"Yeah, he had the flu last week, his adopted mother gave him some aspirin at the beginning because she thought it was another one of his migraines. What's wrong
with taking aspirin when you have the flu, does it make it any worse?" Declan asked freaking out. "unfortunately, this complicates things a bit more. We are going to have
to put him in a medically induced coma, just to flush out the aspirin and so that we can prevent any brain and liver damage. Reye's Syndrome is an acute brain failure, in
some extreme cases symptoms such as: vomiting, confusion, personality changed, agitation, fatigue and rapid breathing are common symptoms. From reading the form you
filled out it seems that Kyle has vomiting, agitation, fatigue and rapid breathing. Luckily there seems to be no damage towards Kyle's brain and only minor liver
failure, that is part of the reason he is on an IV right now. Now after we move Mr. Trager to ICU and his parents arrive I will speak with you about the treatment plan."
Dr. Flick said.
