Yeah! Abigail woke up without a fever again this morning. I'm so relieved that she's showing signs of improvement. She still doesn't look or act completely well yet though, and the doctors are pretty much in agreement that whatever she had or has was or is not a virus. I talked to the infectious disease doc this morning, and Ed talked to our pediatrician this morning. Her sedimentation rate is really high, and so apparently that means she has inflammation somewhere in her body. They said she can still have inflammation even though she has no fever, so they're pleased she seems to be improving but they are very guarded still. Our pediatrician still wants us to see the rheumatologist, and they may draw more blood again. The second sed rate they did last Monday (was that really just the beginning of this week?!) was higher than the first one they did the Wednesday before, so they don't want to dismiss this just because she doesn't have a persistent fever anymore.
Frankly, I am guarded too. Although it's a HUGE relief to me that she's not feverish 24/7, she just isn't her normal self. She did still get a fever yesterday afternoon, so I'm keeping a close eye on her again today to see if she gets another one. I feel so blessed to have so many of you prayng for her and for us. Since we're still getting settled in to our new church, we don't have a lot of friends or people whom we feel like we can call to pray for us, so I'm grateful for the internet and email (and of course the old fashioned phone) that brings all of you closer to us.
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This is encouraging. I'll update John. Although he's never met you, he's very concerned about Abby...and Ryan. He asked how Ed is handling all of this. We'll keep praying. Thanks for this blog!
Thanks, DebbieLynne and Patty! We are being so encouraged by all the prayers. She still doesn't have a fever so far today.
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