AFP Results...

Kaelyn had an AFP drawn this morning. It came back as 1.1, normal! Yeah! There is always such anticipation when we draw this, so I am so relieved.

She will have her cholangiogram and tube change on monday. So far, no growth on her cultures.

Everyone here at Primary Children's have been so great. It is an adjustment, we do miss our nurses and docs in Seattle, but I think Kaelyn will be well taken care of here.

Love,

Angie

Primary Children's Hospital

Well, long story short - we are already in Utah. We had to move a few weeks early for insurance reasons. Crazy - I am glad that the packing part is done. But, not even 12 hours after pulling into my parents house yesterday, we areexploring Primary Children's in Salt Lake as an inpatient. I flushed Kaelyn's drain this morning and there was some resistance and than whoosh, so I think I dislodged something. I called the liver folks here and tried to get a cholangiogram scheduled. But no more than an hour later Kaelyn started chilling and then spiked a fever. So off we went into Primary's. I am fairly certain she will have positive blood cultures. We changed her dressing on both her drain and her central line. Both of them looked a little red and the drain actually smells a little funny. So, more antibiotics here we come! The crazy thing is that she just finished her last two week course of antibiotics on Wednesday. Something is going on. We just have to figure out what that something is. They did an ultrasound today and it looked good. Probably tomorrow they will do a cholangiogram to see if there are any strictures in her biliary system.

All of this after an 18 1/2 hour drive with two kids and a cat. I think I am a little tired.

Love,

Ang