Neuro, GI, and Intensivist, Oh my

Started last night:

Abby has seen several Dr.'s today and has one more waiting in the wings for the morning. 

Long day, short story.  Negative for appendicitis, surgery consult says no surgery.  Yeah!  No blockage, no mass, what they can see of the appendix behind the pump is alright.  She does have fluid, but they're Okay with that.

Neurosurgery will see her in the morning, just to be sure the Baclofen Pump isn't having any complications because the fluid is behind it.

GI docs will see her in the morning for the gastroenteritis that is most likely the problem, secondary to a virus.

She still needs consistent pain medication, but they control the pain well.  We switched tonight from Morphine to Toradol, which is like and IV Motrin.  So far, so good (2 hours). 

The plan now is to finish seeing all of our Dr. friends and then to starting letting her eat something.  She might go home Sunday, but certainly by Monday.  She's a little harder than Em because she has to take everything by mouth.  No G-tube to carry us through until we're better (not that I want that). 

Overall she's tired and really doesn't want to eat, so tomorrow should be interesting.

The rest of the kids are good.  As usual, Hannah and Sarah are troopers and just roll with it.  It's harder for Emily, but she's doing well now that Daddy is home.  Pray for her though because our caregiver showed up for work (because Abby was in the hospital) after having spent the night in the ER with flu symptoms.  She cared for Em this morning and afternoon with a high fever.  She was trying to help, but I am praying she didn't give Emily anything else---if I can find a way to make a blog cry, you will see it here if Emily gets sick again.  The poor little girl is still recovering from flu herself (type A and B are going around--Em had A, our helper has B). 

The winter of 2011 will go down in the books as... oh I don't know.  What's a horrible, marginally appropriate word?  You can insert your own adjective.

Finished this morning! --Abby woke up with flu-like symptoms this morning, sending the boogies for culture.  YUCK!