The Whites

Sunday morning when we went in to see Ellie, the nurses were on the phone with the neonatologist and a nurse practitioner from downtown was waiting for us . . . not a great sign. Ellie's PIC line had become infected and they were going to have to remove it and treat her with antibiotics. Her awesome nurse noticed the infection really early and it was pretty localized, so we expected it to clear out without any complications. However,PIC lines are pretty intensive to put in and we were unsure whether her gut would be able to handle enough milk to keep her glucose levels high enough.
They put in a feeding tube through her nose and we stopped breast feeding so they could monitor how well she was able to digest her milk. Another day of waiting and watching.
As usual, our little Ellie did everything we told her to. Her glucose level has remained high and her infection has steadily improved.

Her transfusion went really well. She does have antibodies in her blood that are attacking her platelets. As long as those antibodies are circulating in her, her platelet count will continue to decrease, but her spleen is functioning well and cleaning out the little buggers. The doctor expects to have to do another transfusion to keep her in the safe zone until her body takes care of the antibodies. We are waiting for some lab results that may give us some answers as to why she has these antibodies in her blood.