Thanks again to Uncle Mack for catching up on the posting the past few days. Mommy has definately been a bit busy and stressed these past few days... and man, do my feet hurt! Thats the trade-off with the crib sleeping.... lots of standing next to the crib for playtime, diapertime, and everything else.
So, t-minus 6 days until our Daddy is back in Minneapolis, and let me tell you... we can hardly wait to see him! It will definately give Mommy a chance at a good break from the hospital night shift, not to mention the fact that Gracie and I both miss him like crazy in general!!! Hurry Daddy, hurry!!!
Ok, so to help Uncle Mack out, I believe that Gracie's counts for today were WBC 3.4 and Neutrophils at 2.7. Very nice numbers.
Her skin around her line is all torn up again... common at this stage since we're entering a phas of extreme skin sensitivity. I feel so badly for her because it obviously is causing her some pain. :( Here's hoping it clears up pretty soon. Our (non-prickly) resident Erin looked at it this afternoon and suggested we get back on the pain meds for a day or so and then came back by our room to bid us farewell as her rotation here on Unit 5-D is up as of tonight. I'll tell you what... we will really miss her.
We're also keeping an eye on Gracie's kidney function right now because they seem to be taking a beating. We're hoping to find the right balance between fluid retention and diuretics and regulation of some of the immune suppressing drug which can be hard on the kidneys as well. I think we're on the right track and hopefully we'll find our sweet spot. Pray that we get there soon.
Other than that, Gracie seems to be feeling ok most of the time. :) I am so thankful to see her smiling so much these days.
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Oh, Sarah. You slacker!!
I can't imagine how you could fail to have time to update the blog all day, every day. It's not as if you have anything else to do!!
Sorry about the skin trouble, and the kidney trouble, too. It's the kind of thing that makes you just stand in awe of nature's way of balancing things all by itself, isn't it?
So, maybe a little pain med is in order, it still sounds like she's putting herself forward a little each day, which is all a person can do. Hopefully the kidneys will start recovering pretty soon. I know that's tough on her (and you).
I love you guys, and can't wait to see you.
xoxox
Hys
Keep smiling, Gracie! Looking forward to seeing you out in the hall soon.
Love,
Rylie
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