20 Days!

Miss Bella is doing well today. Her platelet count is back in the 80s after several days of 20-30s. As long as her count stays high, she'll get a percucath put in today. This is a main line that replaces the umbilical line she's has since birth. The umbilical line was removed 2 days ago, because it stopped working, which is normal, and was also adding to the yeast infection in her blood. Since that time, she's been receiving all fluids through multiple IV lines, but her vessels are so small, the IVs are problematic. The percucath will be a very nice additional, so we're hopefull this happens today. Her blood is still positive for yeast, but not as much, so it looks like the infection is starting to subside. She's breathing well and will start eating again today, after several days with no food, because of the infection. Go Bella!