Day 11

Day 10 was a little more up and down than we would have liked. Her counts continued to go up yesterday, however her Broviac was still not operational. So the doctors decided to remove her line and place a new one. This was a little concerning to all of us as she was just getting her counts up. It meant leaving her isolation room to go into a procedure room and also of concern, her platelet counts were still quite low. Low platelets means the blood doesn't clot as well which isn't idea for a surgical procedure. The doctor assured us that they would transfuse platelets before the procedure and the risks of placing a new line were lower now that her counts were improving. She also needed a functioning line to give her both the meds and antibiotics that she needs while also providing her with her nutrients.

Everything went well with the procedure. However her blood pressure was lower than they would like so they had an x-ray of her chest taken and found that she had some sort of virus. They were able to rule out the flu so now we're testing for various other viruses she may have. The low blood pressure could also be a result of the use of anesthetics they used during her procedure.

Another problem now is that only one of her two new lines are functioning. We're hoping to get that one cleaned out and running today to avoid putting her through another IV insertion in her arm. The good news is that through all of this she is up, she is talking her daddy's ear off and watching her movies.

I met with the infectious disease doctor yesterday to go over my cold sores and exposure to Gavin's flu. She recommended that I could return to Greta's room with a mask as early as Sunday afternoon. That still has to pass Greta's transplant doctors authorization and he was thinking more like Wednesday. We're hoping for a happy medium. I was able to get a peek at Greta Friday after her procedure while Randy carried her past me on the way back to her room. It wasn't as much as I would like but it will have to do for now.

We're praying for a much calmer day today!
With Love,
The Betz Family