Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Laura's getting transferred to Temple Street

The update with Laura is that one of the tests showed an infection in her secretions from her chest. She's still spiking temperatures randomly. They are starting her on a third antibiotic. But the problem is that they can't get anymore access from the veins in her hands or feet so she has to go to theatre to get a general anaestethic to get a central line put in, as the antibiotics are intra-venous. She still has some runny nappies which isn't helping her bum at all. She is screaming every time she wee's.

So the long and the short of it is that from a neurosurgical point of view Mr O'Brien is very happy with her so he is essentially finished with her. The reason they are trasnferring her to Temple Street Childrens Hospital is there are more paediatricians available & its where her neurologist is based so we can get her weaning of her anti-convulsants sorted too.

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