Last night was rough! Mia woke up vomiting at midnight and spiked a fever around 4:30 am this morning. She's been fluctuating between 101.6 and 100.6. They drew blood cultures so we will wait to see if there is any bacterial or fungal growth at the 24, 48, & 72 hour mark. She finally stopped vomiting this afternoon with an additional anti-nausea med.
She is in a lot of pain from the mucositis and her pain meds haven't been lasting as long as they should be. Therefore, she will start a PCA this afternoon. A PCA is a patient-controlled analgesia pump, which contains a syringe of pain medication which is connected directly to her line. The pump is set to deliver a small, constant flow of pain medication and then we can push the button for additional pain relief as needed.
Mia also started on IV nutrition being she has no appetite or desire to take anything by mouth. She will also get an anti-rejection medication that will run over most of the afternoon today.
Mike went home to work and be with the boys! Mia and I are "city girls," as she likes to call it! Please keep prayers coming for some pain relief! Thank you!
Transplant Day +1
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