New Infection

Macayla started running a fever and throwing up over the weekend. It looked like she may be getting an infection around her feeding tube, but it is always hard to know for sure. The last time she was running a fever and throwing up, we noticed that she had redness and swelling right at the scar of her old tube site. It makes us wonder if she possibly has a pocket left there that is perfect for abscesses to form. But she also exhibits symptoms of coughing and excess phlegm like she could have a sinus or respiratory infection. It is hard to know. It could be that she is refluxing the infection up if there is an abscess in the stoma at the original feeding tube site. (Boy I hope you are not reading this during your lunch break!)

Anyway, we have started antibiotics and her fever and vomit have both stayed down. She smiled a lot today and with the beautiful weather we have had for two days, I think she got a bit of spring fever, which is much better than an actual fever. We went outside and hopefully the blooming bradford pear trees will not aggravate her sinus. As I am writing all this detail about Macayla's bodily fluids, it makes me wonder if I should start a weight-loss blog where I could supply detailed descriptions of the gross stuff that happens in home health. Then readers could log on and lose their appetites and lose weight! Well, maybe not. I see this stuff daily and my appetite has not suffered! Better stick to the gym.