Update

It seems as though there is some kind of gastrointestinal bug going through our house. While Katie wasn't feeling well on Saturday evening I started to not feel well and went to bed early. But since I made it through the night without having to get up I assumed it was sympathy feelings for how Katie was feeling. However, this morning Steve started to feel bad. I mentioned this to Dr. M this morning and she was not surprised and said "the labs would seem to bear out a gastroenteritis piece of the problem." That's clearly not the whole problem, the antibiotics are causing intestinal problems as well. We will also have to watch now that Katie doesn't have a recurrence of an overgrowth of C-diff. I mentioned this to Dr. M also and she was aware of Katie's history with C-diff and will help us keep an eye out and treat for that as needed. In 2001 and 2002 Katie had lengthy bouts with colitis caused by an overgrowth of C-diff. It's very hard to restore the proper balance in your colon after an overgrowth, so hopefully we won't have that problem, but with these high doses of abx it's really a possibity.

So, Katie and I are here at the hospital. I'm in the Ronald McDonald lounge. They have this nice room built and supplied by the Ronald McDonald house which has a nice TV, two internet abled computers, coffee, tea, a small fridge and a nice lounge area. Katie is in the teen room doing crafts. Tonight child life does Bingo here in the RM lounge. Steve is at home sick with the stomach bug, so we're having him stay home until he's more on the mend. The saddest part about that is that the kids don't get to see each other and that's hard on both of them.

The earliest we might get released is Tuesday afternoon. We have one dose left of the abx which will be done tomorrow morning. They're drawing labs in the morning including a Prograf level. Katie's liver enzymes were slightly elevated today, if they have gone back down tomorrow it would be assumable that the rise was related to the stomach bug, if not then adjustments will need to be made to her meds since several of them could cause a rise in liver enzymes. I got the impression that if her liver test looks good and her Prograf level is good then we'll be released.