5/8/09 UPDATE
We found out this afternoon that our doctor in Atlanta does not want Julia to be dismissed from the hospital until her blood counts start to go back up. As of this afternoon, they did not have a bed available at Egleston. Their plans are as soon as they have a bed available, they are coming here to pick up Julia in one of their ambulances & take her back to Atlanta. She will probably have to have a platelet transfusion in the next day or so. Our hope is that she can get to Atlanta before that has to be done. They still want her to have her normal treatment appointment Monday morning, since neither of the drugs she'll receive Monday should affect her blood counts. Thank you so much for your prayers. Our next update will more than likely be while we're in Atlanta.
Love,
Sharon & Jeff
Friday, May 8, 2009
FIRST STAY AT ARCHBOLD
5/8/09-Friday
Dear friends,
We are having our first experience with a fever!! Julia started running a temperature of 100.8 on Wednesday late afternoon. I had gone to Perry, Ga on Wednesday morning to a horse show that I have been going to for 10-15 years. I was reluctant to go, but knew it would be good for me to have some "Mom" time. Jeff called me as soon as he realized it and headed to the emergency room at Archbold. I waited in Perry in my hotel room to see what the plan was (long prayerful wait!). If they had decided to send her to Atlanta, then I would have gone on up there, but they decided it could be managed here, so I arrived at the hospital in T'ville about 1:00a.m. They did blood work on her, and we are basically waiting to see if the culture grows any sort of bacteria. In the mean time she is receiving I.V. antibiotics. If the culture does not grow a bacteria, then we will have given antibiotics anyway as a precaution. They said "shoot now, ask questions later". She has cold/cough symptoms that I guess she caught from me. I thought my symptoms were due to allergies and had tried to be so careful around her. I've decided that if Jeff or I get sick with anything again, then one of us will move out!! We should know by this evening whether or not her blood sample grows anything, so far nothing and the fever has gone. She should be dismissed Saturday morning providing her congestion does not cause anymore serious problems. They did another chest x-ray this morning. Also her platelets have dropped very low and she is very neutropenic (no immune system). More than likely she will have to receive platelets today, and we will find out this afternoon what our plan is for our Monday appointment. Please pray for her that the platelet transfusion goes well and for her to have some relief from her congestion/cough. Also, please pray that her port continues to work o.k. It has certainly been accessed a lot the last couple of days!! It makes you very uneasy!! They have no problem putting something in it, but sometimes they have difficulty drawing blood back out of it.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love,
Sharon
Dear friends,
We are having our first experience with a fever!! Julia started running a temperature of 100.8 on Wednesday late afternoon. I had gone to Perry, Ga on Wednesday morning to a horse show that I have been going to for 10-15 years. I was reluctant to go, but knew it would be good for me to have some "Mom" time. Jeff called me as soon as he realized it and headed to the emergency room at Archbold. I waited in Perry in my hotel room to see what the plan was (long prayerful wait!). If they had decided to send her to Atlanta, then I would have gone on up there, but they decided it could be managed here, so I arrived at the hospital in T'ville about 1:00a.m. They did blood work on her, and we are basically waiting to see if the culture grows any sort of bacteria. In the mean time she is receiving I.V. antibiotics. If the culture does not grow a bacteria, then we will have given antibiotics anyway as a precaution. They said "shoot now, ask questions later". She has cold/cough symptoms that I guess she caught from me. I thought my symptoms were due to allergies and had tried to be so careful around her. I've decided that if Jeff or I get sick with anything again, then one of us will move out!! We should know by this evening whether or not her blood sample grows anything, so far nothing and the fever has gone. She should be dismissed Saturday morning providing her congestion does not cause anymore serious problems. They did another chest x-ray this morning. Also her platelets have dropped very low and she is very neutropenic (no immune system). More than likely she will have to receive platelets today, and we will find out this afternoon what our plan is for our Monday appointment. Please pray for her that the platelet transfusion goes well and for her to have some relief from her congestion/cough. Also, please pray that her port continues to work o.k. It has certainly been accessed a lot the last couple of days!! It makes you very uneasy!! They have no problem putting something in it, but sometimes they have difficulty drawing blood back out of it.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love,
Sharon
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