Unfortunately, we’re back in the hospital again, however hopefully not for long.\u00a0 On Friday, we headed over to visit Gramma and Grumpa and all was well until about bedtime.\u00a0 That’s when she started having quite bad stomach pains.\u00a0 After several hours and an extra dose of steroids (since we were thinking it was a Crohn’s flare), she was finally able to fall asleep (or pass out from exhaustion, depending on how you look at it).\u00a0 The next morning, she was back to her normal self — just as happy and energetic as could be.\u00a0 But by mid-afternoon, we were back in the same place with quite a bit of cramping.\u00a0 So, after talking with the GI doctor, we decided to head over to UNC to be admitted.<\/p>\n
Admission went smoothly and we came up to our room right away.\u00a0 Adela was lucky enough to have one of her favorite nurses Saturday afternoon — Ashley.\u00a0 After a rough time trying to get an IV (two unsuccessful tries before the PICU team was called to put it in) and more pain, we all finally fell asleep at about 1:00 AM.\u00a0 Sunday morning Adela felt OK and we went to get an abdominal ultrasound.\u00a0 That afternoon, the doctor told us based on the various tests, it looks like she has a urinary tract infection and a mild case of pancreatitis.\u00a0 She did have another rough night falling asleep (it took three tries with morphine to cut the pain enough that she could fall asleep).<\/p>\n
For the infection she’s getting antibiotics.\u00a0 That should clear things up in a few days.\u00a0 For pancreatitis, the only treatment is to manage the pain, avoid eating or drinking anything, and staying hydrated with IV fluids.\u00a0 The not eating part is upsetting her quite a bit since she’s obviously hungry and doesn’t understand why keeping her from eating will help her feel better.\u00a0 The lab results from this morning show that the pancreatitis is already improving and we can tell that she’s not in quite as much pain today.\u00a0 Assuming that she responds well to the medicine for the UTI, we’re hoping that we’ll be out in a few days — maybe even by Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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