Well, as if MRSA wasn't enough to keep us on our toes, on Friday afternoon, after several days of breathing issues, Rachael tested positive for a Urinary Tract Infection. There are two kinds of bacteria...one that makes you less sick and one that makes you more sick...she has the later. The GOOD news: they caught it before her white blood cell count was elevated! They began treating it aggressively right away! The SCARY news: she had to have a spinal tap on Saturday. Now, we've learned, that this is less painful than an IV stick to an infant...thank goodness and the preliminary results of the spinal tap are encouraging...we'll wait for the final results on Tuesday. So far, she's hanging in there and seems to be feeling better already, with a lot less trouble breathing and she's taking most of her feeds by mouth!
Enough of this medical mumbo-jumbo....we got lots of cuddle time this weekend, here are some pictures:
An outfit from mommy's
nurse, Colleen.
photo taken 1/31
no more nasal cannula since!
The outfit says, "love me"
Ummm, OK, if we must! :)
Daddy love in the MRSA gear...
special gown & gloves!
Mommy in the MRSA gear,
yellow is NOT my color! :)
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