Well, we were so close to going home today--we thought we were going to be discharged at any moment for hours today. But, blood draws today noted that Zoe's white blood cell count was elevated. She doesn't show symptoms of infection, which elevated WBC counts can point to. They (and we) are hoping that the high levels are due either to a reaction to all of the blood she received, or an oncoming cold that would be easily brought on by too long on the ventilator.
Tomorrow they will check to see where her WBC levels are at. Hopefully, they will be lower than today.
Also, the neurosurgeon does want her to have a couple shots of a lower strength blood thinner to start to treat her clot. He said that he has seen how a blood clot in a baby's leg has led to the leg being lost. (uh, yikes!) She got a shot tonight, and will have one tomorrow morning. Then she will go for yet another CT scan to see whether the blood thinner dose has had any negative effects on her surgical sites.
Zoe is more and more herself--however slowly that is going. Today she rediscovered her hands to suck on. Never was a loud slurpy sound so musical. Go Zoe!
Another night in the hospital. Boy, do I miss my bed!
2 comments:
Oh, geez, the wait sounds absolutely agonizing! Hang in there! You *will* all get to leave the hospital soon.
So relieved to know that Zoe is doing so well.
Our love to you all.
Maureen, Dan, Miriam and Haemish
It won't be long now...you are sooooo close! Go Zoe!
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