Update at 7pm on Eliana

When we arrived at the ped, Eliana's temp was at 104.3.  :(  Guess I do need to add a degree to my thermometer.  They did a variety of tests on her to try to determine the cause of the infection.   (She wasn't thrilled with any of them either.  Her ped commented that this was only the second time she had seen her cry and the first was after her open-heart surgery.)

*Urine - (put a bag on her) - all looked and tested fine.

*CBC - (blood) - All blood counts are within normal ranges.  No  numbers alarming in any way.

*O2 Sat - (oxygen) - Her numbers were at 97 which is good.

*Ears - no sign of infection

*Heart/Lungs - All looks good there too.

*G-tube site - looks good, no signs of infection

At this point, there is nothing "blatant" that lets us know what is causing the infection.  She thinks it is probably a virus that will just need to run its course.  She didn't want to prescrive antibiotics (which I'm in agreement with) unless they were needed.  If this does go to her ears, we want to be able to treat that, but not give her meds unnecessarily.

She said it could be respiratory which would turn into a cold type of sickness.  She thought it more likely that it is a gastrointestinal (due to the loose stools) which could mean she ends up dealing with more diarrhea or worse, vomiting.

She is able to eat some, but I'll use the tube if needed to keep her hydrated and as healthy as possible.  This is just exactly what Dr. L is afraid would happen in the winter and why she wants to keep her tube in place.  I'm going to offer foods orally and let her take what she will. 

She is still soooo very hot - even with the tylenol.  She is uncomfortable when awake and is currently sleeping on my lap.

We talked about what we'd done this week.  Most of our outings have been doing things outdoors - the Buddy Walk, picking up things at the State Fair & Farmers Market, going to a corn maze - and one indoor activity was Kindermusik.  The music class was 2 days ago so it fits.  None of the rest of us are sick.  I'm so sad that it has hit my sweet baby girl.

Please continue to pray for her healing.  Please pray that she does not throw up!  The thought of her having to deal with that makes me sad.   The good news is that she looks good overall and the ped said she is in a better place health wise to deal with this than she was a couple of months ago.

Please pray that the rest of us would stay healthy and that I would find balance in the things I need to do.  I know that this is part of God's plan for us and I'm trying to relax in it as best I can.  I know that the prayers of many are aiding in that so much!

My boys are cooking dinner tonight to go along with their FIAR book.  It smells good (and I really hope nobody gets sick after eating). 

With love,
Leslie

PS  Forgot to mention that our sweet ped is  going to call me tomorrow (she isn't in the office to check on Eliana).  She is also on call over the week-end in case we need her.  She is just the best!