We got some very encouraging news Sunday morning from Dr. Madeline that her WBC had gone down from 18 on Friday to 11 Sunday! According to her, that was within normal range for children and a sign that the antibiotics were working! Praise the Lord! I was feeling really good about that, but surgery still loomed as the medical team was encouraged but not definitive that the antibiotics were doing the job.
We got to disconnect from the IV (no more beeping!) and just plug up when it was time for antibiotics. The plan was to transition to oral antibiotics and stay one more night to make sure the trend continued after the transition.
Sunday morning and things are looking up!
My parents were in route to Dothan when I called to tell them we were going to the ER. Dad had a meeting there, then they went to the beach for the night. I was constantly calling with updates, so I'm not sure how much fun they had, but it was good to finally see them when they came on Sunday. Especially since Lu was visibly starting to get better.
Of course, Nick came and brought Z by mid-morning (incidentally with another large Starbucks coffee). I was so happy to see Z, considering the last time I saw him was Friday morning! I'm not sure how he felt about all of this, but he was so sweet when he saw Lu. He'd spent Saturday night with my sis and her family. They got pizza and hit up the mall for the Lego store and the arcade. I mean, really, he was having the best time!
Our friends, the Smiths, came by on Sunday too, and they brought delicious food and presents for Lu. Auntie Julie read and played with Lu enough to calm her down and get her right to sleep for her nap, and we ate the heck out of some non-hospital food!
After everyone left, she had her nap and woke up feeling a bit groggy, but seemingly okay, until the nurse took her temperature. Unfortunately, it was up again after being down the whole night. I felt really discouraged and was coming up with worst case scenarios in my mind, most of which involved surgery for my girl.
We paged Dr. Madeline, but she didn't seem too concerned about an isolated fever. We didn't treat it with tylenol (the doctor had given me strict orders not to, because he didn't want to mask her symptoms) and it eventually went down on it's own! Another praise the Lord!
Sunday evening, Nick had to leave to get Z home and ready for Monday morning when he'd be going to work and Z to school. Then, there were two.
After Lu's fever went down, she perked up a lot and wanted to play more school and "drive the car" (wagon) to the other side of the room, so I happily obliged!
By this point, she'd had enough of the bed, so we hung out and watched some shows on the couch.
My mom brought her this sing along Elsa, so she performed the song from our favorite ice queen for me several times that night. After 8 days on the couch, it was music to my ears!
Besides the hospital part, we had a fun time playing school, singing and dancing. Nothing (within that room) was off limits to her little imagination, and I was there to play along. Just me and my girl (and all the nurses and doctors).
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