A lot has happened in the past week. We took Erin to her pediatrician because her neck was hurting and the pediatrician was in shock at her condition. We explained that the neurologist diagnosed her with Sydenham's Chorea and she was being treated, but that Erin seemed to only get worse. She immediately got on the phone with another hospital and got us into the emergency room so we could get admitted as soon as possible. At the ER we got the best checkups and questions about her background and they seemed really interested in helping us.
They couldn't believe the other hospital had been treating the SC for 30 days and Erin was in this state. Right away they knew that was the wrong diagnosis. They started talking about inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) which also causes a lot of movement. They will monitor Erin for at least 10 more days as they complete a plasmapheresis. She has been on steroids for a few days and we already see improvement. We will continue to pray and hope for a complete recovery.
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