Re: OH NO NOT AGAIN, MADDIE IS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL!!!

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Oh no,not again. The poor kid and family!

> hey all!!

> chrissy's mom called me this morning to let me know that ryan's

1st

> b-day party tomorrow was cancelled because maddie was back in the

> hospital!!! she gave me chrissy's number there and i called her,

> she aked me to post this-

>

> yesterday they were having a family party for ryan and chrissy's

> uncle for their b-day's. during the party maddie was running

> around, playing, signing, dancing, and just having and overall

blast

> when chrissy's one sister noticed her dress was wet. chrissy

> checked the port and then the pump started beeping, so chrissy

went

> to flush it and couldnt!! she laid her down and tried again, this

> time it worked. a few min. later chrissy's sister was screaming,

> chrissy ran in and there was blood all over!! the blood was

backing

> back up the line from her port!! chrissy called the home care

nurse

> who told her to get to the hospital with her (mean while she was

> turning pale, and her sugar was down to 80 and dropping). she got

> her there and they were all ready for her since the nurse had

called

> and told them she was coming.

>

> turns out maddie had a blood clot in the vein with the port!!

they

> dont know why because she is getting heprin 24 hrs a day with the

> TPN. they put something in to disolve it but it will take 24hrs

to

> do it. she also had a fever when she got there, but she was at

the

> peds and had shots that day as well, so they dont know if it is

from

> that or if she has an infection. so they took blood but ti will

> take 48hrs to find out (have to wait to see if the culture

grows).

> to be on the safe side they put her on erthomyicin(sp?) but she

had

> an allergic reaction to it!! so they have to give her benedryll

on

> top of it!!

>

> she will have to be there until atleast mon. before they find out

if

> there is an infection or not!! PLEASE PRAY THAT IT ISNT AN

> INFECTION!!! BECAUSE IF IT IS SHE HAS TO HAVE THAT PORT OUT AND

> THEN THEY HAVE TO YET AGAIN FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO PUT A NEW ONE!!

> she must have this port until they can get her in to cornell in

oct

> after dr h gets back from vacation to have her tube redone!!

>

> if you would like to give her a call the room phone number is 1-

215-

> 427-4766. this poor thing has been through so much lately and so

> has her family!!

>

> her older brother is having some trouble in school which we

believe

> is stemming from all of this going on lately!! and none of the

kids

> seam to be able to have a birthday without poor maddie ending up

in

> the hospital (chrissy joked that she was going to cancel all

> birthday from now on!!!)

>

> sorry so long!!

>

> jodie c