Thursday, July 16, 2009

Home Again

We arrived home with Clare this afternoon a little after 2pm. She has been in great spirits, but still has the rash all over her body which is now itching. She is like a little bear all over the house - rubbing her back up and down on the carpet, shifting from side to side in her chair at dinner, sticking her hand down her pull-up - all in the attempt to calm that furious itch! Before we left Children's today, I talked with a doctor from the anesthesiology department. They are going to flag Clare's file and compare the medications used in her anesthesia from this visit against her past visits and determine if they used anything new. The consensus is that Clare is having an allergic reaction to one of the anesthesia meds. She also spiked another fever this afternoon, which the cardiologist feels is just a reaction to the glue, being an artificial substance in her body. So we filled her up with Tylenol and Benadryl and put her to bed. We are all ready for a good night's sleep. Thank you again to everyone for all their prayers and well-wishes! We all made it through another one.

6 comments:

k's mama said...

Glad she is doing well.Lots of anesthesia drugs and the narcotics they give for pain can cause itchy rashes. Hope they can figure out what did it so she doesn't get it again!

Michelle said...

so glad she is doing well and praying that you all get some rest.

Aunt Joan said...

Teresa, Shawn & Clare ~ So happy that things went well, excluding the reactions!! Hope everyone gets a good night sleep tonight, and Clare feels better in the a.m. You will remain in my every thought & prayer. Love to all.....

Heather M said...

I am so glad to hear that everything went well. I hope that her itch goes away soon!!

Katherine said...

I'm so happy to read a 'happy' ending. You are so amazing to keep us all updated... I can't thank you enough for that. I hope her rash goes away over night and that you all get some much deserved rest. You're always in my thoughts.

Tes said...

I am so glad all is done and over with. Hope she will be itch free soon. I can just imagine her trying to get to all those itchy spots:)