We knew this was bound to happen at some point, but it still stinks

Update 2/17 : The results are back, and the infection is still growing. This came as a surprise to everyone, and we still don't know for sure exactly what it means. The infection could possibly be in her line (the broviac) itself, in which case it will need to be removed. In any case, she's not getting out of the hospital anytime soon. Please pray.



Abbie had to be hospitalized due to an infection that reached her blood.

She's doing pretty well in the hospital now, the antibiotics are clearly already working and she's enjoying free reign over the t.v. and the loooong trips to the playroom.

The stomach-bug that I happily proclaimed a fever-free one turned ugly for Abbie in the wee hours between Wed and Thursday. I took her in to the Hem/Onc Clinic Thursday morning for some antibiotics, and they sent me home. Very early this morning, though, we got the call that her lab results were back, and that her blood contained a grand-positive infection, and that she needed to come back right away. And there she still is. Chris is spending the night there right now, and in the morning the girls and I will head back to relieve him. We're hoping for a clear blood culture in the morning, which would mean that Abbie can be discharged. There is a chance that she'll be have to stay through the weekend, though.

The scary thing about all of this is what a little, insignificant illness triggered the infection, and how quickly it spread to her blood. There was a space of about 6 hrs between the onset of a fever and the presentation of infection in her blood. That doesn't exactly give us much breathing room. What happens if her next fever comes while we're away from home? What would have happened if her fever had spiked just a day earlier, during a snowstorm? Whew. Please pray for her healing, and that luck (via God) continues to be on our side should this happen again.

p.s. this is written right before bedtime, after a week of no sleep and a day spent in the hospital, so please excuse any typos and/or spelling/grammatical errors. :)