Went to my general doctor this morning. My BP was 150/100, which is still high. We talked a bit about how my BP was in the normal range (120/70 and 118/74) on the two days after delivery of Hannah and how my BP seemed to increase once all hell broke loose with her having “a […]
[Continue reading...]Focusing on the positives
6 Aug by
I went and visited Hannah only twice today (because they were closed for a few hours because another Hannahad surgery). This afternoon, I picked E up from camp, and we went together. He is nervous about holding Hannah, but he kept showering her with kisses and talking to her with this cute little voice “Hi […]
[Continue reading...]Up, but not good enough yet…
6 Aug by
64. That’s it. Her platelet count only went up 2,000. The docs were hoping to see at least in the 70s this morning. “At least it didn’t go down.” They are going to test her again tomorrow morning. If she can’t get into the 80s by Friday, they are going to “sit down and reevaluate” […]
[Continue reading...]We have an increase!
5 Aug by
Daddy just called after visiting Hannah on the way to work this morning, and we got the latest 48-hour platelet results… She went up to 62!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From 41 to 62!!! This is fantastic!! Also, her bilirubin went from 11.x to 6.7! Her liver seems to be functioning better finally!! I know we aren’t supposed to […]
[Continue reading...]Waiting on tomorrow
4 Aug by
Tomorrow morning we should get our next platelet count. I’m hoping, hoping, hoping to see some improvement. I went to see Hannah 3 times today in the NICU. With both kids in camp, I was free to just be with her, feed her, and spend time with her. I cherished it immensely. E went with […]
[Continue reading...]“At least it didn’t go down”
3 Aug by
This is what I keep telling myself today after we found out there had been relatively little change in Hannah’s platelet or direct bilirubin counts. Her platelets went from 40 to 41 in the 24-hour period, and her direct bilirubin went from 2.2 to 2.1. Definitely not the change we were hoping for, but “at […]
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