Long Day at the Hospital

Getting a blood transfusion while not in the hospital is a very long process!!!! We left at 8:45am and didn't get home until after 5:00pm. When we got there the first thing Kelsey needed was an IV and she's been a very hard stick lately. Plan A, they sent for a NICU nurse and after 3 (painful) tries she gave up. So, plan B was the best from the IV team. They also set up Plan C, to have a surgeon ready to put in a temporary central line, if Plan B didn't work. We prayed very hard Kelsey didn't have to have the central line because that would mean she (we) would be spending the night. BIG Praise, the IV team nurse got a vein the first time!!!! All of this took most of the morning, so Kelsey transfusion didn't start until 12:00pm and lasted 4 hours. I had to feed her 3 times will there and pump myself, so it was a very busy day. Grandpa did come sit with Kelsey so Andy and I could go grab lunch.

Thankfully Gran was in town and stayed with Keeton most of the day. It seems like Keeton and his friend Travis seem to think they have to play together now every Friday. My friend Molly has been watching Keeton almost every Friday for a month now and I think Travis and Keeton think it's a permanent thing. Thanks Molly you have been a life saver, especially since you live so close. So yes, Keeton did spend a couple of hours at Travis' house.

Kelsey is still having problems with the nose being congested and making it harder to breath on top of the fluid on her lungs from the heart and the large belly pushing on her diapham. I'm sure being anemic doesn't help getting oxygen to the body, either. We're hoping this transfusion will help Kelsey feel must better. Also, pray her next blood test on Monday are finally showing some improvement.

Thanks for reading!!!

Patti