we thought we were out of here on Sunday, and i guess we were; but just for a quick overnighter at home. Chloe was just feeling lousy today and started having a fever around noon so we ended up having to bring her down to PMC again. I actually wondered if we should even be coming home on Sunday since her ANC count was really low - dangerously low. But after asking the doctor and nurses, they reassured me that she would be fine.
Anyway, I brought her back down and 4 doctors and 3 nurses checked her out and decided to put her on 4 different antibiotics until they could grow some blood cultures to see what kind of infection was causing the fever. I thought she'd be treated and her fever would subside, but it turns out one of the antibiotics can cause the blood pressure to plummet, which is not good. So she was closely monitored for a few hours and they were on the verge of sending her down to intensive care so they could keep a closer eye on her. After some time though, she seemed to be doing well so we thought she was in the clear.
Then, she developed some kind of compression in her stomach. There is a fancy technical term for it, but of course i can't remember it. She started screaming because she couldn't breath and her stomach and chest hurt. So they put a tube up her nose and down to her stomach so they could suck our the contents of her stomach and de-compress it. Needless to say, she did not like the tube going in her nose... and i nearly passed out on the floor watching. Some nurse helped me out to the hall and i'm pretty sure she is on her knees now saying a prayer of gratitude that I didn't blow chunks on her.
Chlo is feeling better now though and hopefully will finally get some rest. She is still fighting her fever and her blood pressure is low for some reason. Stacie goes in tomorrow to talk to her doc about the possibility of using our baby's cord blood/or having it tested I should say, to see if it is a match for a bone marrow transplant. She still doesn't like Poindexter for the boys name and my toes are cold.
Anyway, I brought her back down and 4 doctors and 3 nurses checked her out and decided to put her on 4 different antibiotics until they could grow some blood cultures to see what kind of infection was causing the fever. I thought she'd be treated and her fever would subside, but it turns out one of the antibiotics can cause the blood pressure to plummet, which is not good. So she was closely monitored for a few hours and they were on the verge of sending her down to intensive care so they could keep a closer eye on her. After some time though, she seemed to be doing well so we thought she was in the clear.
Then, she developed some kind of compression in her stomach. There is a fancy technical term for it, but of course i can't remember it. She started screaming because she couldn't breath and her stomach and chest hurt. So they put a tube up her nose and down to her stomach so they could suck our the contents of her stomach and de-compress it. Needless to say, she did not like the tube going in her nose... and i nearly passed out on the floor watching. Some nurse helped me out to the hall and i'm pretty sure she is on her knees now saying a prayer of gratitude that I didn't blow chunks on her.
Chlo is feeling better now though and hopefully will finally get some rest. She is still fighting her fever and her blood pressure is low for some reason. Stacie goes in tomorrow to talk to her doc about the possibility of using our baby's cord blood/or having it tested I should say, to see if it is a match for a bone marrow transplant. She still doesn't like Poindexter for the boys name and my toes are cold.
3 comments:
Sorry to hear you're back at the hospital - tell Chloe that we love her and to hang in there!
I love you all! You are in my thoughts and prayers constantly! Tell Chloe I am thinking of her and I love her! Stay strong!!!
Hi Chloe! I just wanted to tell you how much I love and care about you. I pray for you every night. You are one special little girl. I spent about a month in the hospital when I was little, and boy you can get SICK of that. Keep your spirits up. As long as your little smile is strong, your body will be too. Heavenly Father is always close to you. I bet there are a ton of little angels around you all of the time. Don't roll over too fast or you might smash one. I'll talk to you later. We need to get you better. Love ya sweety
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