Her temp spiked to 103.7 and again had the freezing cold hands and feet. That just freaks me out! She looked bad all day Saturday and knew our time at home was dwindling. I finished packing the bag I'd started. Jeff's cousin came over to stay with Em and Sarah so we could take Abby together.
We took her to Brenner Children's Hospital which is about 35 minutes from our new house. They've been great. Very comprehensive in the ER, and no wait--a pale shivering child with nearly104 fever might have helped with that. I knew it had to be the line, but still hoped it wasn't.
They began treating her with antibiotics in the ER, and continued when we got to her room around 4am. Jeff went back to Em around 1am when we knew they were keeping her. For about 2 hours in the early morning she shook like I've never seen anyone shake before. Her temp was only 100.4, so they think the violent shaking was just from the infection. I was so thankful we brought her here, because if I had seen that at home, I probably would have called 911.
Her white count was 5.7 again (same as the last time she had a line infection). Apparently that's high for Abby. We were told we would stay at least 48 hours to rule out the line infection, and started her on the dreaded Vancomycin. She immediately broke out in hives on her neck, chest and back--even with benadryl. She looked so horrible though, it was worth the nasty antibiotic.
She's run a fever all day today, although lower than before. Her high today was 101.8, but not less than 100. This evening we got word that the initial line culture is positive. NOT positive news. Tomorrow the barrage of infectious disease docs, and residents, GI, and attending's begins. Oh my, I miss our regular Dr.'s so much right now.
I can't begin to see where this is all heading (mostly because of my head stuck down deep in the sand), but we're here. Again.
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