Feeling a bit yucky
My baby is doing well, but has a sore in her mouth. Please continueto pray for her and our family as the Lord puts us on your hearts.
It was a struggle to get her teeth brushed last night. Dad will bring her a new fancy character toothbrush to help encourage the brushing. The sores, I am told, will probably go all the way down her throat, but mouth care will protect her teeth from decay. It maybe that the sores are already in her throat, and that would explain why she doesn't want to eat. She did eat some carrot cake last night, and that if good. Nothing by mouth is bad, a little by mouth is excellent even if it isn't much. She is getting the I.V. feedings, so that it doesn't matter if her appetite is decreased from a nutritional standpoint. She has not lost any weight and is otherwise holding her own. She had another fever last night, and they took xrays and blood and urine cultures and started her on antibiotics, but I have not been told that anything is "growing". The nurse said they expect this. She got more blood Sunday afternoon because her hemaglobin dropped to 9.6, normally that would be VERY HIGH for her, but with BMT they have to keep her above 10.0. So that makes a total of three transfusions since admission on 8/23. Dad will post more pictures, so check those out later today.
Mom (Susan)
It was a struggle to get her teeth brushed last night. Dad will bring her a new fancy character toothbrush to help encourage the brushing. The sores, I am told, will probably go all the way down her throat, but mouth care will protect her teeth from decay. It maybe that the sores are already in her throat, and that would explain why she doesn't want to eat. She did eat some carrot cake last night, and that if good. Nothing by mouth is bad, a little by mouth is excellent even if it isn't much. She is getting the I.V. feedings, so that it doesn't matter if her appetite is decreased from a nutritional standpoint. She has not lost any weight and is otherwise holding her own. She had another fever last night, and they took xrays and blood and urine cultures and started her on antibiotics, but I have not been told that anything is "growing". The nurse said they expect this. She got more blood Sunday afternoon because her hemaglobin dropped to 9.6, normally that would be VERY HIGH for her, but with BMT they have to keep her above 10.0. So that makes a total of three transfusions since admission on 8/23. Dad will post more pictures, so check those out later today.
Mom (Susan)
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