Monday, July 14, 2008

Here's what we know...

...which is still not a lot. Dave went down there with Callie to have the biopsy done. They were gone about 2 hours, but Dave said that the actual procedure didn't take that long. They ended up not sedating her (I am SO glad that I was not down there...just thinking about it breaks my heart and makes me cringe). I'm not sure their reasoning why they didn't put her under except that sedating someone her size could provide more complications than it's worth. They pulled out a decent amount of pus out of the node. Pus, from what I am told, could indicate an infection, which is kind of what we have expected from the start. They also put in the longer term IV line so that she can continue to have antibiotics. With all this, there is a chance that we might be able to have her transferred back to Lafayette to consider receiving antibiotics there. I imagine we'll at least be here another night or so. Again, don't know too much, but at least we are moving in the right direction.

2 comments:

Melinda said...

I'm so glad she came through okay! I'll be praying for quick and informative results.

mjvan said...

Just wanted you to know I have been keeping up with all of your blogs and have been praying for all of you. May Jesus BE your comfort and strength!