Good News, Bad News…

Good news…Mommy and Mary Clare don’t have to travel back to Charleston this Wednesday for clinic….

Bad news…we are already here!

Mary Clare gave us a big scare yesterday, but is doing well today!! After taking her to see the pediatrician on call in Hartsville, we all decided it was best to go straight to MUSC yesterday. Mary Clare just wasn’t herself, and began to grunt with each breath, usually a sure sign of breathing difficulty. However, we do have a grunter on our hands, so thankfully, her breathing is okay.

She was uncomfortable because of a high fever and urinary tract infection. We were admitted to 7C last night around 7PM, an IV was started in her tiny foot and after a night of antibiotics and fluids, Mary Clare is back to her wonderfully sweet nature. To be safe the cardiologists did an EKG, and chest X-ray, and we are still waiting on a bit of blood work to return to rule out any other possible infections. (ie possible viruses from her big sister)

Mary Clare is such a champ and has enjoyed visiting with her nurses. She especially loves the mobile that was placed over her bed. (Last time we were here, she wasn’t really focusing on it) She feels at home because we are in the same room we were in last time!!

Hopefully, after another night of IV antibiotics, we will be able to go home tomorrow, if all is well. They do want to do a study of her kidney function. She may have reflux of her kidneys, which would be the reason for the UTI. If that is the case, she will only have to have a daily antibiotic.

Her heart is great, and that is a huge relief! Also, more good news…our HLHS friend Emerson is going home tomorrow! It was great visiting with her and her mommy, but we both agreed that we hate it has to be up here!!