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Never Far from a Doctors Office

When we got Ashley's test results from our visit to Shands a few weeks ago, we thought YIPEE, we don't have to see another doctors face for 6 months. Ashley was so excited about not having to have labs drawn for a while or having her body poked and prodded. Finally, a reprieve; we can finally relax, breathe and enjoy life.

We spoke to soon...

Last night after dance, Ashley complained that her belly and her left ear hurt. She was running a low grade temp so we thought; aan ear infection. Today, we get up for school and work, Ashley has a very normal temperature of 98.0 so she is sent to school. At work, I keep my cell phone on my desk because I thought for sure the school would call me about Ashley not feeling well. Surprisingly, she made it through the school day. At work, I made an appointment with the pediatrician to have her ear checked.

Results of the appointment, Ashley doesn't have an ear infecton, her throat is clear of infection, and she has no temperature but when the doctor touches the area that Ashley says hurts, she winces in pain..it's her lymph node. The lymph node is not enlarged but tender to the touch. There isn't anything that can be done medically, so we watch and see if there are any changes or more persistent pain.

During the exam, the doctor noticed some unusual bruising and lots of bruising so he ordered labs. Ashley will have her CBC's drawn. Her platelet count a few weeks ago was around 119,000 (normal is 155,000 to 450,000) which is good for her but still low. Now, Ashley will have labs tomorrow after school and we will get the results after the Easter break.

Darn, Darn, Darn and we thought we were going to have a break from all of this medical drama!!!
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