Fighting Staph

Today has been a more difficult day. It actually all started yesterday evening when I got home. My mom had picked up Joshua and after supper discovered he was running a fever. Which meant no school on Wednesday and I would stay home with him instead of going to the hospital.

During the night after waking up to pump I called the hospital to check in with Abigail's nurse. She said everything was going fine.

On Wednesday morning I called again to check in with the day nurse. She let me know that over night A boy's blood pressures had dropped and they gave her an infusion of blood and that she would get another me later today. I got very worried and had a hard time not being at the hospital to find out what was going on. Thankfully Travis was able to come home and stay with Joshua, who was feeling better but not 100% yet.

At the hospital I found out that her need for extra respiratory support and blood was most likely due to her bodies response to fighting the staph infection even with the antibiotics doing their job. They started giving her medicine in a constant drip called dopamine to regulate her blood pressure and help her body pump her blood. Which will in turn help her recover as her cells get the needed oxygen. They also gave her some pain medicine to help her relax and get more rest. It was good to hear from the doctor that this is a normal response to fighting infection.

I was able to leave the hospital and spend the rest of the afternoon with Joshua so Travis could go back to work. 

By this evening they were able to stop the dopamine and reduce her respiratory support. 

We pray her body keeps fighting the infection and she gets back to her feisty self soon.