Well at least some of them. We got Ashley's blood work results but her stool sample results won't be in until later today. Here is what we know so far.
Ashley's AST and ALT are elevated, last week's labs only showed an elevation in her ALT (liver inflammation). Her WBC (white blood cell count) is now below normal, last week her WBC was normal. The low WBC indicates that Ashley is dealing with an infection. And more importantly Ashley's platelet count is lower than last week, which means she is loosing blood somewhere.
The thought is that Ashley certainly has C Diff but we need to wait for her stool sample results before we start treating her. Once Ashley is on the right antibiotic to treat C Diff for 24 to 48 hours she can go back to school. Right now Ashley has missed 6 1/2 days of school in two weeks. This means that Ashley will be back at school next Monday. She will be back to school just in time to enjoy all the school holiday parties before they are out for Christmas break on December 22.
I thank God we have health insurance, all of these tests Ashley has had these two weeks are costly. Now that Ashley has met her deductible our out-of-pocket expenses should be reasonable. And I thank God that people are giving generously to our fundraising efforts.
To all of you, thanks for your emails, your phone calls, and your love during these last two weeks. Nothing with Ashley is ever simple, I am so glad to have friends and family who care and who help us cope.
Ashley's AST and ALT are elevated, last week's labs only showed an elevation in her ALT (liver inflammation). Her WBC (white blood cell count) is now below normal, last week her WBC was normal. The low WBC indicates that Ashley is dealing with an infection. And more importantly Ashley's platelet count is lower than last week, which means she is loosing blood somewhere.
The thought is that Ashley certainly has C Diff but we need to wait for her stool sample results before we start treating her. Once Ashley is on the right antibiotic to treat C Diff for 24 to 48 hours she can go back to school. Right now Ashley has missed 6 1/2 days of school in two weeks. This means that Ashley will be back at school next Monday. She will be back to school just in time to enjoy all the school holiday parties before they are out for Christmas break on December 22.
I thank God we have health insurance, all of these tests Ashley has had these two weeks are costly. Now that Ashley has met her deductible our out-of-pocket expenses should be reasonable. And I thank God that people are giving generously to our fundraising efforts.
To all of you, thanks for your emails, your phone calls, and your love during these last two weeks. Nothing with Ashley is ever simple, I am so glad to have friends and family who care and who help us cope.
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