We had our first trip to Moses Cone last week with a fever and it went very smoothly. Finn had a double ear infection which was causing the fever, but children with a central line have to go to the hospital to have a blood culture done and to get a dose of IV antibiotics. This is to make sure there is not an infection in the line itself, because it would spread to his heart and then throughout the body. Dr. Melissa had called ahead and we were in and out without having to wait around. ER's aren't the most sterile places in the world and you don't want to pick up something worse than what you had when you came in!
Because of the ear infections and the past history with Adelaide and Fletcher (both have tubes), we have decided to go ahead and have tubes put in Finn's ears. That way it will hopefully cut down on the possible future visits to the ER. We were all ready set to have a transfusion in Chapel Hill this Wednesday, so Dr. Byers thought it would be best to do his ears on Friday when his hemoglobin is high. The procedure has to be done at Cone because of his line, but other than that should be pretty standard.
The big kids are looking forward to going Green and Gold Day tomorrow at
GDS. Adelaide and I baked a cake for the bake sale, but unfortunately
it was eaten before it could get delivered. Things are as normal as they can be with three children that have green stuff flowing from their noses.
We are shooting for having the honorary blood drive the Mon/Tues before Thanksgiving but will keep everyone posted on the details and on next week as it unfolds. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!
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