We are still in the hospital as they continue to give Ambrosia antibiotics to fight off the infection they found. I haven't heard yet exactly what kind of infection it is. Hopefully I will be able to see the doctor today as yesterday I missed her. Ambrosia had her NJ tube replaced yesterday. They took her down to the live x-ray called a fluoroscopy. This way they could see in real time if her tube placement was where they want it. They got it in and as they were taping it down on her face she kind of wiggled and the technician double checked and saw the tube had moved a little out of place. They decided to leave it and see if it would move on it's own and they would send an x-ray to her room later to check it.
After a couple of hours, they came to take an x-ray. While we waited for them to tell us whether or not the tube was in the right place, Ambrosia got sick and vomited. I knew that if it still wasn't in the right place it really wasn't in the right place now. Sure enough they told us it wasn't where they wanted it to be. So we had to go back down for placement. This time the technician said she got it way in there so hopefully there wouldn't be any issues.
They started her feeds back up right away and shortly after Ambrosia was vomiting again. They decided to slow her feeds down and gradually bring her back up to see if that would help her nausea. It seemed to help until this morning when she vomited again. I had the nurse give her a dose of Zofran and told her it really helps if she's on a scheduled dose of Zofran to help with her nausea. So hopefully she will have no more issues with vomiting being on a scheduled dose.
This morning she will be getting a blood transfusion as her hemoglobin levels were low. Her platelet count was still good though. Yesterday we had visitors from the police department deliver a present. There was also someone dressed up as a polar bear with them. Ambrosia made her cooing noises at them and seemed to wave her hand as well. Sunday, Santa also visited Ambrosia while I was gone to get Braeden. There are so many wonderful people that try to brighten the patients day up here while the holidays are going on. It's nice to see.
Braeden told me yesterday after I picked him up from school that it was only 8 days until Christmas. He seemed pretty excited and I asked him what he thought Santa was going to bring him. He said, "Well he's not going to bring me a pocket knife." I told him he was right about that! I asked who was getting a pocket knife and he said his friend Sam was but it would be a kid one. Later we were watching Cars 2 and Braeden asked if he could say Daggum! like Mater does in the movie. I just laughed and told him yes. He says the silliest things sometimes!
I still don't know exactly when we will be out of the hospital. It all depends on when they get a negative culture from her blood. Let's hope that is only a day or two away! I still have presents to get wrapped!
*Since writing the original entry I have seen the doctor. The kind of infection she has is a strep infection. They are supposed to be getting with the infectious disease doctor team to see if there is an antibiotic we can go home with to treat it as Ambrosia's ANC numbers are up. This means we may be able to go home tomorrow!
After a couple of hours, they came to take an x-ray. While we waited for them to tell us whether or not the tube was in the right place, Ambrosia got sick and vomited. I knew that if it still wasn't in the right place it really wasn't in the right place now. Sure enough they told us it wasn't where they wanted it to be. So we had to go back down for placement. This time the technician said she got it way in there so hopefully there wouldn't be any issues.
They started her feeds back up right away and shortly after Ambrosia was vomiting again. They decided to slow her feeds down and gradually bring her back up to see if that would help her nausea. It seemed to help until this morning when she vomited again. I had the nurse give her a dose of Zofran and told her it really helps if she's on a scheduled dose of Zofran to help with her nausea. So hopefully she will have no more issues with vomiting being on a scheduled dose.
This morning she will be getting a blood transfusion as her hemoglobin levels were low. Her platelet count was still good though. Yesterday we had visitors from the police department deliver a present. There was also someone dressed up as a polar bear with them. Ambrosia made her cooing noises at them and seemed to wave her hand as well. Sunday, Santa also visited Ambrosia while I was gone to get Braeden. There are so many wonderful people that try to brighten the patients day up here while the holidays are going on. It's nice to see.
Braeden told me yesterday after I picked him up from school that it was only 8 days until Christmas. He seemed pretty excited and I asked him what he thought Santa was going to bring him. He said, "Well he's not going to bring me a pocket knife." I told him he was right about that! I asked who was getting a pocket knife and he said his friend Sam was but it would be a kid one. Later we were watching Cars 2 and Braeden asked if he could say Daggum! like Mater does in the movie. I just laughed and told him yes. He says the silliest things sometimes!
I still don't know exactly when we will be out of the hospital. It all depends on when they get a negative culture from her blood. Let's hope that is only a day or two away! I still have presents to get wrapped!
*Since writing the original entry I have seen the doctor. The kind of infection she has is a strep infection. They are supposed to be getting with the infectious disease doctor team to see if there is an antibiotic we can go home with to treat it as Ambrosia's ANC numbers are up. This means we may be able to go home tomorrow!
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