Thursday, April 28, 2011

Trip to the hospital

Jessica woke up last night around 11 p.m. with a lot of abdominal pain. She had been running around and playing just a couple of hours before with everyone. It was a beautiful day and night in St. George. It was quite a shock to have her in so much pain so out of the blue. Something wasn't right. We made the needed phone calls and ended up at DRMC around midnight. Aunt Julia ran up while studying for finals to be with the other kids while Cody and I ran Jessica to the hospital. After the first CT scan, the radiologist saw some questionable spots, but Jessica had not been able to hold completely still because of pain, so he asked for a 2nd scan with contrast and something to ease the pain. It looks like Jessica has a blockage in her small intestine, possibly scar tissue from surgery March 8th. They have Jessica on a couple of antibiotics until they completely rule out a couple of other possible infections. Her ANC has dropped again to .6 or 600. Her platelets are up a little from 85 to 92. They will watch her for 24 hours. If her symptoms get worse or she doesn't improve we may have to return to PCMC for surgery to remove the blockage. We are hoping that the body will be able to take care of the problem on it's own. They have placed a larger tube down into her tummy to remove the stomach contents to give her gut a rest. Even with that she is still throwing up about every 20 to 30 minutes. Her pain seems a little less to me, but she is definitely uncomfortable. There are always bumps that come along. We just hope that this bump doesn't throw Jessica too far off track.

7 comments:

  1. I am so sorry to hear about what little Jess is going through. I will keep you guys in my prayers and I hope you don't end up back in Salt Lake. Tell her hi and give her a hug from Jacob. We love you guys!

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  2. Oh no Im so sorry. I pray that her little body will heal and that she wont have to go through another surgery. It breaks my heart hearing that she is in so much pain. I will also pray that her pain will cease. Please know I am always thinking about you guys. Jessica is such a strong girl and so is your family. These little bumps in the road are hard, Im so sorry.

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  3. Always thinking of your family. I don't even know you, but I feel so much love for little jessica. My husband and I just found out last week that our friends little girl was diagnosed with Luekemia....I hate cancer! It's horrible, and I feel completely helpless, but I know that Heavenly Father hears and answers prayers, so please know that we are praying for you and your beautiful family! :)

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  4. I was sorry to hear about this. Jessica has been so full of energy lately, and it's been tons of fun to have her in St. George for so long. We are praying for her to be comfortable and to get the help she needs. God bless all of you. We love the Schmitt family!

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  5. people often say fear and faith can't coexist. i can't imagine having your baby girl so sick and not feeling a bit of both. i feel it with you and i don't even know you.

    i do know our father in heaven is sending his angels to strengthen and comfort each of you. your little miracle is one tough cookie and she is beautiful to boot.

    i am praying for you, for healing and miracles.

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  6. We are thinking and praying for all of you guys... I hope that this is over soon and you guys can get back on track to the "normal cancer stuff." My little Ellie likes to throw in some excitement too. Hang in there!

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