Saturday, March 14, 2015

Prayers Needed for a Setback

Haley has had a little setback this week. On Wednesday, I noticed that her incision from her most recent surgery looked more puffy than usual. She was also running a slight fever so I took her to our family doctor, who put her on an antibiotic. The next day, her temp went even higher, so we took her back to Dr. M ( our PCP)  Eventually I called Dr. H and he asked for Dr M's phone number. They talked and it was decided that Dr M would lance the incision.  When he did, a huge amount of clear fluid came out. Apparently she has developed a seroma, which is a collection of fluid that can arise after surgery. For a while it looked like we may have  to go back to Maryland to Dr. H's hospital so he could see her, but for now we don't have to go. Today her temp went up to 103.5. Dr. M came by the house and changed the drain. When he pulled out the old drain, there was a gush of fluid once again. Haley has been leaking fluid constantly with no end in sight. She is lying on towels and we are changing sheets a lot. If her temp is still high, she will probably have to go to our local hospital tomorrow for some tests to see what the source of the fever is. Please pray that the temp stays down and that the fluid stops flowing. She also has a lot of pain from this. I want to say, "how much can one girl take?" but it isn't helpful. We are one month from her tethered cord surgery, so it would be nice if this thing cleared up. Soon. Thanks in advance. We are grateful for all of the prayers we've had.

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