Monday, March 02, 2009

Stella


Stella had a Dr appointment on wed because it seemed like she was really getting fussy and I thought it had to do with new foods I was introducing so we went to the dr and she ordered some blood work to see if she had some allergies.
The Dr called on Sat morning ( that was my first clue that something was up) and said that she needed to see stella in her office and that her blood work showed some concerning results ( second LARGE clue to be worried). So we went in and the dr said there was some concern about her blood count. Her red blood count was normal but her white and platelets were very low. The platelets normal level should be 100- 150 and stellas was 13!!
We an appointment this morning with the hematologist and she had some more blood drawn. All of her numbers were up since the last blood draw on Saturday. So that is really good. The platelet count was still lower than normal but they were very encouraged that it was increasing.
They do not think she has the ITP as they earlier thought. ITP is when something is attacking your platelets. They now believe that there is a reduction in the platelet production. They don't know why or what caused this. So we don't have to much more information today except for the good news that her counts were rising! So that is all we should focus on.
Stella is doing great. A little needy and more fussy than usual. But still smiles and laughter. I think Sydney is sensing something is going on. She has been a little different today and yesterday. So pray that we can give her what she needs.
We go back to the hematologist on Thursday for another blood draw and consult with the Dr. We will let you know what comes of that. Hopefully more higher numbers!
Thanks again for all your e-mails.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wade and I will keep you guys and most importantly Stella in our prayers.

Christi said...

Let us know what you find out...praying for that little cutie.

The Yorks said...

Poor little baby Stella. We are praying. Increase little white blood cells, increase!!

Freedom said...

Hey Allison!! Just wanted to let you know that i am praying for you and your family right now :)