Long day

This morning before Abby ever woke up I knew she needed help.  She was just more than I could do. 

Her temp was still 103.3, but more than fever she looked so bad.  She had a GI apt. already scheduled so I went anyway to have someone else look at her.  While there, I called her pediatrician just to let them know how bad she still looked and how high her fever was.  They were going to admit her anyway just because she needed fluids, but as we were talking they discovered the blood cultures were positive.  Amazingly, her white count was significantly lower today than Monday.  I just don't get that.

We left the Dr.'s office without seeing him and went straight to the hospital.  She was admitted to PCU (progressive care unit).  I was so relieved.  Her fever has been so high all day.  It breaks briefly like it did for me, but comes right back up.  She looks terrible.  She's sleeping a lot today or waking up and moaning.  I think the fever is just taking it's toll.  It makes her achy and maybe a little out of it.

Needless to say, it's been a long day.  She's had chest x-ray, u/a, and an echo cardiogram to look for bacteria in the heart.  I don't anticipate problems with any of those things. 

We should be here at least 5 days, if all goes well. 

I'm exhausted and going to try to get sleep in this little chair.  PCU is definitely less fun than the floor.