The Talbots: Kacie Goes Back in The Hospital (4/28-5/1)

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Kacie Goes Back in The Hospital (4/28-5/1)

April 28th I took Kacie to see her kidney doctor because she was still feeling pretty crappy. Dr. Jenkins wasn't in town so we saw his associate, Dr. Bender. She had a low grade fever and just about jumped out of her skin when the doc pressed on her kidney so she told Kacie you know your not going home because I'm putting you in the hospital. It was pretty weird walking into the hospital and going right up to your room. Lance Peterson came by shortly after we arrived which was nice. It's crazy how the word spreads so quickly. The worst part was we were not prepared at all to stay in the hospital so I had to tell Scott step by step where to find everything we needed over the phone and Tiffany was so nice to run over our things for us. Mom was in Utah and Scott needed to stay with Brady. She was so nice to also bring us Zuppas and visited for awhile, but unfortunately had to wait for us for a little bit while Kacie was getting her ultrasound which took forever.

(Posted this picture after Kacie was admitted to the hospital) It said...Kacie was admitted to the hospital again because she is still losing ground. I haven't seen her this weak in a long time. So far all the tests on her kidney have come back good which is a relief. They did lower her Prograf (anti-rejection meds) again because it was higher than last week even after lowering her dose. They are bringing in an infectious disease doctor today and maybe a GI doctor. It could still just be complications from the Cdiff. They want to make sure she is eating and drinking good without help before she goes home. Can't wait to have our healthy spunky girl back! Lots of love for our baby girl! On a side note: We had one of Kaylin's nurses and I told her I recognized her and she immediately said, "You have Kaylin's eyes!" It was a tender moment!

The next morning we talked to her kidney doctor, Dr. Bender and she said that Kacie also had a kidney infection and that she took in three liters of fluids and only peed one which was pretty impressive with how dehydrated she was. She also said her ultrasound looked fine which was a relief that her kidney is okay. They weren't able to find both of her native kidneys though. So she was on two antibiotics...one for the Cdiff and one for the kidney infection. Later that day she tested negative for the Cdiff but they were in no hurry to send her home until she was eating and drinking better.

Friday night Stacie brought all the kids (except Ryan) and Brady for a visit. They brought flowers, candy and a little balloon which was very thoughtful. I was so grateful to Stacie to let Brady stay the weekend because Scott had to go to Prairie City for prom and wasn't going to be back till 3 in the morning Sunday and he also had a track meet Friday.

Cute girls...

Jocelyn also came and surprised Kacie with some Dutch Bros...we had fun playing Five Crowns and hanging out. Then Kevin and Alexz came and visited for a couple of hours. They were so nice and brought some little stuffed Disney pals called tsum tsum. Kacie loved them and it was so fun to get to visit with them.

Kacie going for a walk. I can't believe all the weight she has lost...probably about 12 pounds.

Caleb wanted to cheer up Kacie!

Treyton came Saturday and stayed quite awhile.

Gerald stopped by after Brittany's track meet at BSU and Dad came by for a while and took me out to dinner at Chipotle which was nice. Kendalee, Maya and Lea also came for a visit and brought the cute shirt and drink mix. Tiffany also came back for a visit. Treyton brought some more tsum tsums and the coloring book with crayons.

Sunday morning the doctors all told us she could go home but I think Kacie was a little nervous about it and had a little more diarrhea but they assured us she would be fine. We got home around 6;00 and Jocelyn met us there and we watched a movie together which was fun. We were so grateful to all those that reached out to us and pray that Kacie continues to mend.