Some Good News

I didn't post this last night because I was kind of overwhelmed, but our pediatrician called again yesterday evening to say he had consulted with a hemotologist/oncologist and that she wanted to see Abby before we went to the rheumatologist next Tuesday. They were considering doing a bone scan which would show any "activity" in her bones, either infection or a tumor or an injury.

The good news is this morning when she woke up she did NOT have a fever! We were very excited that maybe we are seeing the beginning of the end of whatever she has. We went ahead and went to the appointment though. Somehow we ended up consulting with an infectious disease doctor in the oncologist's office (I am still a little confused as to how that happened), and he gave her a thorough exam, asked a lot of questions, and consulted with the hemotologist/oncologist for us. The best news I've heard since all of this is that though we can't know 100 percent, nothing in any of her blood work shows any signs of leukemia or any malignancies. The oncologist said he saw no reason to do the bone scan, and so Abby gave another urine sample and we were done at that office after being there for two hours.

The infectious disease doc said he wants to be sure she is tested for toxoplasmosis even though she hasn't had any contact with a cat. Other than that, we're just supposed to contact him if any other symptoms appear or her condition worsens.

I was disappointed, though not really surprised, when her fever came back at 3:00 this afternoon. All day she still didn't seem to be feeling well, so I half expected her to become feverish again. I am so grateful for acetametaphin and ibuprofen. At least she can get relief from the aches and things associated with the high fevers. That's all the news for now. We continue to wait and pray, and we're so thankful for everyone's prayers.