Bah. Mean Dr. Amy!
No, not really, but she did give us some not so great news. Evidently there has been some major miscommunication, for which she apologized, but still have to deal.
We have been prepping for Anna to come home Friday or Saturday, Sunday at the latest. She has had great bacterial results and her three negative cultures. Unfortunately we learned a bit ago that because she came in with an actual infection, that they found a cause for...Anna has to stay until her ANC is >200. These are the helper fighting white blood cells, kind of important to have - currently they are at zero. I don't think they've been above 26 yet. Best case is five more days in the hospital, it could take up to two weeks. Now, if they hadn't found a cause for infection, she could be heading home tomorrow.
Anna is also dropping weight and is lower than when she was first diagnosed and admitted on the 10th. Her blood sugar was 173, probably because of the prednisone and/or the pancreatitis. If she continues to lose weight and not eat a lot, she will be getting a tube down her nose into her stomach for nutrition. Evidently a lot of kids get the ng tube and some actually prefer it than having to eat.
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