Not again...

Abby was admitted to the hospital today to rule out a central line infection.

This will be quick because of lack of sleep.

Abby started running a high fever today.  102.9.  I actually went to the store to buy a new thermometer or two to be sure it's was really that high.  It really was. 

The short version of today is that Abby was admitted with the assumption she has a line infection and the hope that it's a virus.  Her white count was low, as were her platelets (very low).  The concern is that sometimes big infections knock out the white count instead of raising it. 

Her heart rate has stayed high all day and her O2 sats are teetering between 90-93, which is a little low for her.  Occasionally we see 95 for a minute or two.  I can tell the sat monitor is going to drive me nuts tonight. 

She was given two antibiotic's in the ER, the second one (vancomycin) caused "red man syndrome" where poor Abby turned bright red from head to toe and had hives.  A dose of benadryl cured it quickly, and apparently it's not an allergy, the medicine just needs to go in slower. 

The most difficult thing today has been a very persistent fever.  It went down once to 99 for about an hour, but otherwise it has stubbornly stayed between 101-103.  Not good news. 

Within the first hour of being in our room, her overnight stay changed to at least 48 hours for antibiotics.  If her blood cultures are positive, well, I didn't even ask. 

Let's hope that we go home Tuesday or Wednesday.

I'm beyond tired and I just choked on my spit, and can't cough because I don't want to wake Abby--Man, someone needs to write a book on motherhood that includes this kind of day--lol! 

Okay, better now.  Praying for a normal temp and negative blood cultures :)