Isaiah spent a total of 12 days in the hospital. His time there was a complete roller coaster ride of ups and downs, and most of it has all blurred together in my memory. IVIG On the evening of October 20th, Isaiah finally received the IVIG, which is administered via IV (as the name implies). We were told that if Isaiah remained fever-free for 24 hours after the drip finished, then the treatment was successful. The fever went away slowly and Isaiah showed some improvement in appetite and energy-level. I was sure that we were out of the woods, but at hour 22 the fever returned. We felt horrible and started wondering if something else was going on. However, the blood work showed evidence of Kawasaki disease and the echocardigram that had been done on Isaiah that day also showed mild coronary artery dilation, which is common with KD. The problem with KD is that there is no definitive test that can be done to confirm the diagnosis. (It is impo...
Personal blog documenting the life of a Kawasaki disease survivor, as told by his mother.