Baseball Player’s Son Hospitalized With Rare Condition, Not Able To Stand
@chelseafreeman5 and freddiefreeman via InstagramOn Wednesday, July, 24, 2024, Chelsea Freeman, the wife of MLB star Freddie Freeman, shared a scary update about the couple’s youngest son, 3 year old Maximus.
According to PEOPLE, in her Instagram story, she shared that she had to rush her son to the emergency room because he was experiencing severe pain that was so intense he couldn’t “sit, stand or walk.” He ended up being diagnosed with a rare condition called transient synovitis which is also known as irritable hip.
Chelsea wrote, “Please say a prayer for Maximus.” Then she went into more details about his condition. She shared, “Dr says he developed transient synovitis from the viral infection he had at All-Star Week. Day 3 of not being able to sit, stand or walk…”
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She also asked for advice writing, “Any tips to help toddlers take/keep down medicine? He is usually good at taking medicine but he keeps spitting it out.”
When this medical emergency happened, Freddie, who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was playing a game against the San Francisco Giants. When he heard what was going on, he went straight from the game to the hospital.
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In another update, Chelsea shared that Maximum was actually getting worse. She explained that he “stopped eating or drinking and was very lethargic.”
She praised her son for being “so brave.” She shared, “It took 2 attempts to get IV in and Max was so brave he didn’t even cry.”
She also explained some good news. She wrote, “They ran a ton of tests & blood work panels that thank God they all came back negative. No infection or active virus. They hydrated him and gave him inflammatory medicine through IV. They took x-rays & ultrasound.”
After all of those tests the doctors are pretty confident that they know what is wrong. She wrote, “Everything is consistent with transient synovitis. He still cannot bear any weight to stand or walk so we will be closely monitoring him.”
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Maximus was discharged from the hospital around 3:30am, but Chelsea shared that he would need to go back if he doesn’t get better at home within 48 hours.
She ended her post but thanking the hospital staff and thanking everyone who prayed for her son.
According to The Royal Children’s Hospital, transient synovitis can occur when a child is recovering from a viral infection, or it can occur after an injury or a fall. It happens most often in children between the ages of 3 and 10 years old. It will go away on its own with rest.
