Fevers Continue

Maggie is still running fevers today. Her cultures from yesterday have not yet shown any growth of bacteria so the doctor ordered several different tests. Maggie's stool is being tested, urine, she was swabbed in her nose for viral infections, and they are doing fungal cultures. They took out her urinary catheter to eliminate any other problems that it might be causing. The mystery is where these fevers are coming from. It appears that we will remain in the hospital until they either figure out what it is, rule everything out, and her fevers go away. She has had periods of feeling good and other times where she is irritable and appears to have discomfort. She was given Benedryl last night to go to sleep as we were unable to put her down in her crib without her screaming. After the Benedryl wore off (1-2 hours), she ended up sleeping in the hospital bed with both Andy and me hugging the railing. Needless to say, it was not a good night sleep. We are struggling to keep Maggie happy as we are contained to our room due to her fever (she would love to go driving in the red car). We also worry what might be causing these persistent fevers as nothing dealing with this disease ever gives much comfort. Please pray that her fevers will go away and that the cause will be found and easily treated.