July 17, 2008

This is Grandma Val making a little entry to Scott and Anna's blog. I will just let you know a little bit about what has happened today that I know about. When results from Adi's blood labs came back today her Hematicrit was low -- 25. Dr. Rollins came in and said that he wanted her to have a blood transfusion. He also wants to have PICC line put in. Adi has had so many IV's lately that she hardly has any good veins left. The PICC line can't be put in until tomorrow so the IV team came in and put in another IV. This is her 5th IV site since she came in on Tuesday. Adi has also had trouble keeping her oxygen saturation levels up today so she has been on blow-by oxygen today. Hopefully, with some additional blood she will be able to maintain those levels. Adi is getting some TPN, a nutritional supplement, through her IV and is still on morphine and Tylenol for pain. She has rested comfortably this afternoon while I have been here, especially after the trauma of getting another IV. This little girl has had to endure a lot of needles so far in her life and it never gets easier.