2.02.2013
biopsy and a hospital stay
Dahlia had her annual heart biopsy this past Tuesday. The good news was that her heart is functioning great and she has 0 rejection! The bad news was the blood work that was done showed her sodium level was so low that she was at risk of having seizures, she was anemic with extremely low hemoglobin levels, and her electrolytes were all out to balance, and she weighted less than she did 6 months ago. Based on that, her Doctor decided to admit her immediately. We finally got home on Friday. Poor Dahlia was not at all happy to be there. She is terrified of all the doctors and nurses because she thinks they are going to stick her with a needle. Every time she would fall asleep she would get woken up by someone wanting to draw blood or take her vital signs. The four days we were there completely wore me out. Looking back I really don't know how we ever survived the six months Dahlia was in the hospital! Dahlia needs to take in a lot more calories and be on an iron supplement, then her blood work should be back to normal. Her doctor prescribed a super high calorie drink, which Dahlia seems to like. When daddy came to pick us up on Friday, Dahlia was so excited she started shaking! Then when we got home, she started smiling and looking around everywhere, like she was so glad to be home. She also had a huge smile for her brothers and sisters and started babbling to them, telling them all about her traumatic ordeal!
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We're so glad that y'all are back and that Dahlia is on her way to being healthier. :-) We love you and sweet Dahlia and hope you both recover quickly from the unexpected and exhausting hospital stay!
so good to hear her heart is functioning great! that hospital stay sounds rough! so glad she's back home. we're looking forward to seeing ya'll for the heartwalk this weekend :)
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