Halley’s doing pretty well this morning. She had her blood work tested again this morning and fortunately her red blood cell count is up and she will not need a blood transfusion for the time being. She will however begin dialysis this afternoon because of the damage her kidneys have sustained.
Let me rewind a bid to catch everyone up:
Just over a week ago Halley began complaining of stomach pains and we began to see blood in her stool. We took her into the clinic and they began testing her for different viruses, bacteria and parasites. To make a long story short last Wednesday we took her into Dr. Allred’s office after having just been there the day before doing more testing. He noticed that she had lost 2lbs over that 24 hour period and suggested that we check her into the hospital right away. At that point Dr. Allred had indicated to us that Halley may have contracted an E. Coli strand. Needless to say all of our jaws and stomachs hit the floor.
We checked her into Ogden Regional Hospital where they poked her like a pin cushion trying to get an IV in. After 4 or 5 attempts they were finally able to get one in her foot. Just after that we received word that more of her test results came back and that we needed to move her to Primary Children’s Hospital because of the damage to her kidneys.
The paramedics came and they strapped me to the gurney with Halley in my arms and then loaded us in the ambulance, needless to say it was an atmosphere in which I was well acquainted. Halley on the other hand was scared stiff to say the least.
Once we were at Primary Children’s we were bombarded with doctors and nurses all of which were absolutely awesome. They have been doing blood work on her every morning and as long as her red blood cell count stays above 20 she will not need a blood transfusion (40 is typical for most people). Her count was 30 the first day, 28 the second day and 29 this morning.
They have since confirmed that Halley does have HUS and is a result of an E. Coli infection. It is very serious however, she is in the right place – probably the best in the world.
We will keep you all posted, Joe
Let me rewind a bid to catch everyone up:
Just over a week ago Halley began complaining of stomach pains and we began to see blood in her stool. We took her into the clinic and they began testing her for different viruses, bacteria and parasites. To make a long story short last Wednesday we took her into Dr. Allred’s office after having just been there the day before doing more testing. He noticed that she had lost 2lbs over that 24 hour period and suggested that we check her into the hospital right away. At that point Dr. Allred had indicated to us that Halley may have contracted an E. Coli strand. Needless to say all of our jaws and stomachs hit the floor.
We checked her into Ogden Regional Hospital where they poked her like a pin cushion trying to get an IV in. After 4 or 5 attempts they were finally able to get one in her foot. Just after that we received word that more of her test results came back and that we needed to move her to Primary Children’s Hospital because of the damage to her kidneys.
The paramedics came and they strapped me to the gurney with Halley in my arms and then loaded us in the ambulance, needless to say it was an atmosphere in which I was well acquainted. Halley on the other hand was scared stiff to say the least.
Once we were at Primary Children’s we were bombarded with doctors and nurses all of which were absolutely awesome. They have been doing blood work on her every morning and as long as her red blood cell count stays above 20 she will not need a blood transfusion (40 is typical for most people). Her count was 30 the first day, 28 the second day and 29 this morning.
They have since confirmed that Halley does have HUS and is a result of an E. Coli infection. It is very serious however, she is in the right place – probably the best in the world.
We will keep you all posted, Joe
3 comments:
Oh my gosh Joe!! I didn't even know that you were having health problems with your daughter!!! I feel so bad! We will pray for her! That is a beautiful picture of her!!!
That is crazy! You are in the right place though. Primary Children's is awesome. Sounds like you have a great doctor. He caught it early. Our thoughts are prayers are with you.
Hey guys. It was so great to wake up this morning to check on Halley and be able to look it up on your amazing blog. Call me with whatever you need. Love you guys! --K
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