2007 March « Aria MacDonald

We had a little bit of a scare last night. I was staying the night and at about 2am in the morning her pump starts to alarm because it was occluded (blocked), which is very rare for the type of line Aria has. Between the nurse and I we couldn’t get her line to work [...]

Finally Aria’s temp has come down to normal last night! This is great news. We are hoping and praying that it stays that way. Just now I got a call from Aria’s Dad saying that it had creeped up a bit. Temps tend to do that naturally at night but just [...]

We had a radioactive baby for a while today.
Aria had her bone scan today which meant that she had to be injected with a radioactive dye to enable them to see her bones better. It is quite amazing, I think we have now seen every bone in Aria’s little body. The good news is that [...]

I don’t know if any of you watch the TV series House but it is starting to feel like an episode of that show. With the Drs scratching their heads still and any number of tests and possible explanations tried and dispatched, we are really hoping that we are in for a happy ending.
The next [...]

There has been a slight improvement in Aria over night. Her temp has dropped a wee bit and she is a bit more settled. We are hoping this continues.
Today was really busy with a CT scan and a visit from Aria’s doctor who had been at a very important conference presenting Aria’s case. [...]

Unfortunately there is still nothing to report. No change, no improvement and no clue as to what is wrong with Aria. Nothing much normally happens over the weekend anyway in hospital but tomorrow Aria’s main doctor is back from an overseas trip. We are hoping she has the magic answer. Monday will [...]

…..there isn’t much.  The antibiotics haven’t done anything to make Aria better.  Obviously the bugs that where found aren’t the ones that are causing her sickness.  So it is pretty much back at the beginning and there is still a question mark as to what is wrong with her. 
 They have started her on an antifungal [...]

We are learning a lesson in patience at the moment eagerly waiting for the time when the temperature comes tumbling back down to normal.
The Docs are pretty convinced that it is just the stomach bugs troubling Aria and that they have them targeted right with the antibiotics but the temperatures persist on.
They say it takes [...]

Hey there, Wednesday night is here and finally the Drs have come back with some results that they think can get this drama sorted out.
Turns out that Aria has some nasty bugs growing out of control in her stomach.
All of us have these sorts of bugs living in us but for some reason the Drs [...]

Still not much progress at all unfortunately. Aria still has a temp and her little heart is pounding away trying to manage. She is a bit down and tired from the prodding and poking. Lots of finger pricks, x-rays, tummy prodding and other nasty things I will not tell you about.
But she is awesome and [...]