Tuesday, September 18, 2007

It was his red line!

The nurse came in this morning and said a bacteria grew out in his red lumen-- which makes sense since that was the line used yesterday at home to draw blood for the CBC- so as soon as it was flushed yesterday the germ was pushed to into the blood stream- The NP came in and said to go home he needs to be fever free and they need to have negative blood cultures-- And as soon as they identify the exact germ then we may be able to back off some of the 4 antibiotics he is on !

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, Amy, I am so glad you have an answer as to why this happened so suddenly. WOW, it doesn't take long, does it? I hope the particular bacteria grow out quickly so you can get him down to one AB and move on to NYC.

Please call me if you need anything at all. I am happy to help you!

Love & Prayers...
Dina

Anonymous said...

Gosh, it's amazing how quickly he got sick. Hope they find out which germ it is quickly as well. I'll be praying!

Alice Arwood

Mary Ellen Paine said...

Hope he is feeling better soon and you can get home and then onto N.Y.C. Thinking and praying for all of you.
Love,
The Paine's

Jennifer said...

Amy,
I was hoping to read tonight and see that you were in NYC. I am so sorry this has happened- but I am so thankful they found out so quickly what was going on and are treating it. Give Grier a big hug from us and tell him we hope he feels better soon and you guys can be on your way to NYC. I have a friend that is a NP in NYC, so I wrote her to see if by chance she knew anyone at SK Hospital that might be a friendly face for you guys!

Tell Grier to tell all those "cooties" to run away!! I hope you know that your strength everyday is what has gotten him through this today and everyday. You have touched so many lives, as we all are so inspired by you. You are Grier's HERO. And ours.

GO GRIER GO!!!!!!!!!
Love, Jennifer H & family

Anonymous said...

So sorry for this set back but so glad they identified the issue so quickly. Our thoughts and prayers continue...

Love, Nancy Williams & Roger Dahnert

Anonymous said...

So glad they were able to determine what made Grier sick so quickly! I'm sure that was scary but what a tough kid! We'll keep the prayers coming!

Love, Nancy, Alan, C, J and W

Anonymous said...

Hoping they can figure out what it is asap and that he's feeling better soon. We are thinking about you all!

Stacy Sparks

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