Lauren is still in the hospital. They increased her antibiotic from 250 cc to 275 cc because of her fever spike Sunday night. While the antibiotic won't do anything if it's a viral infection, it will help if it a bacterial infection, which could be life threatening (like we don't have enough to worry about). They also have given her nausea medicine since she feels like she is going to throw up and has done a couple of gag spit-ups. We're all tired and cranky. The hospital room is small, we can't really pass each other without someone sitting down and pulling up their legs and feet, which makes maneuvering Lauren and her IV pole around (which she is hooked up to 24/7 thru her port), tough. The hospital is pretty old and worn out. The bathrooms for the parents is pretty disgusting (like living out of a bus depot). But the nursing staff and doctors are top notch, and they treat Lauren great, which is all the matters to us. It will be nice when their new state-of-the-art hospital is opened, which we can see them building next door. Unfortunately it won't be ready until 2010, oh well. Lauren is tired and cranky from all the medication, especially from the Benadryl, which make her groggy. Hopefully nothing grows from the cultures they took on Saturday and if Lauren doesn't have anymore fevers we'll be able to go home tomorrow. That will be nice.
The Nihei's: Our Story
On April 1, 2008, our 4-year-old daughter, Lauren, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After her biopsy on April 8th it was determined that she had a bithalamic anaplastic astrocytoma with extension into her brain stem.
In the beginning of March we noticed a personality change in Lauren who normally is a very outgoing and happy-go-lucky kid. She became very clingy and shy. She didn't want to talk on the phone anymore, or play on the slide with the other kids at pre-school. By mid-March, Lauren started complaining about headaches. Her pediatrician thought it might be a sinus infection or that she may need glasses. He put her on antibiotics and we made an eye appointment.
A few days later when she started holding her head funny and her headaches returned we insisted on a CT scan. That's when her pediatrician sent us to the ER at Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) for a CT scan, and when our world was turned upside down and our nightmare began...
Story continues at bottom of page
In the beginning of March we noticed a personality change in Lauren who normally is a very outgoing and happy-go-lucky kid. She became very clingy and shy. She didn't want to talk on the phone anymore, or play on the slide with the other kids at pre-school. By mid-March, Lauren started complaining about headaches. Her pediatrician thought it might be a sinus infection or that she may need glasses. He put her on antibiotics and we made an eye appointment.
A few days later when she started holding her head funny and her headaches returned we insisted on a CT scan. That's when her pediatrician sent us to the ER at Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) for a CT scan, and when our world was turned upside down and our nightmare began...
Story continues at bottom of page
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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