Well, once again, here we sit at our local children's hospital. Miss Emmy had her 6 month shots last Thursday, and by Saturday her fever had gotten up to 102.6, and as you have probably learned along with us, fever and sickle cell are not friends! AT ALL!!! So, we headed over to the ER, and packed for at least a 48 hour admission.
We are really hoping to be discharged this morning. Yesterday her hemoglobin was lower than her average, her retic counts were low and platelets were low, all of those combined can indicate that her blood cells are all getting caught in her spleen, which could be a life threatening emergency if not treated quickly. Her spleen was a little enlarged on physical exam, but after seeing how happy and active she was yesterday, they were definitely less worried that she was about to have a spleen sequestration.
Her counts this morning had all improved, thanks to all of her IV fluids and antibiotics, it's amazing how fast medicine and fluids work! She is feeling good, and we are both ready to go home!! Here are some pics of her latest trip to the hopsital!!
PS- I took these with my phone, so I apologize for the quality!!
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