I have been so bad about updating this blog. I have a new addiction, online poker. And I enjoy playing at night...so I don't get on here as much. No, I don't play for any money..waaayyy too cheap for that..HA!
The past few weeks have been tough, but we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. After Eli's fever and trip to the ER..we all got the tummy bug. By Sunday we were all better..then Eli threw up every night for 8 days. Just threw up once a night, nothing else. He also wasn't eating anything which had me really worried. Finally, last Sunday he also got diarreah. When I went to the clinic on Monday to have them look at him again she was like, "Phew, he had diarrea...now we know it is viral and it will go away"..and by today he is fine. It is amazing how a little virus can get a mother so worried. With all of the meds he takes, I kept thinking what if his digestive system is messed up somehow??? Dr. White has Eli taking Prevacid daily so I wasn't so worried about ulcers...but it didn't matter!
But he went back to school today and was energetic for most of the day. His counts have been interesting to say the least. On the Monday after our ER visit his anc was 800...then when I first took him in with the tummy bug(three days later) his anc was over 9000 and his white blood cell count was "High"....this is a number that is ALWAYS "Low" and many times "Critical"...so I sorta freaked over that thinking relapse??? But the drs said it was actually a great sign because his body was doing what it needed to do to fight the virus that he obviously had. Since then, his counts have come down but only to 2600.
Needless to say, we have been to the clinic lots in the past few weeks and made some calls to the onc on call and again I have to say how blessed we are to have such a terrific and loving caregiving staff.
The older boys are doing well...both are playing soccer and swimming. Eli is playing soccer too...so lots of sports for us.
Thanks for checking in, and thanks for your prayers.
Maria
I am thankful for the staff at MUSC.
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Eli and Maria, Finally found you guys again! Hope your days get better and you are able to stay away from clinic for a little reprieve. I am thankful ya'll managed to stay out of the hospital with each episode. Your family is always in our thoughts and prayers. We will continue to keep you there. Abbie and Rachel
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