Day 41 - The boxer
MILLIE has found her voice again.She cries when the doctors prick her heel to take a blood sample.
She also pulls her foot away.
But something is still wrong although the doctors don't know exactly what it is.
So although much better in some (often very vocal) ways, Millie is still quite poorly from a medical point of view.
Blood protein tests indicate she has some kind of bacterial infection rather than a virus after all.
To control this, doctors have put her on a further antibiotic. But the source of the infection remains a mystery.
It might be the long-line, which was withdrawn on Wednesday. Test results on Friday will confirm whether this is the case.
If not, Millie will have a precautionary brain scan and lumbar puncture test for meningitis.Because she is now being treated with four antibiotics, she could develop a fungal infection as a side effect.
Just in case she does, she is on an anti-fungal medication to nip it in the bud.
Millie received another blood transfusion this afternoon to boost her iron levels.
She ended the day looking a healthy pink. But she has been retaining far too much fluid, which has made her very puffy.
It is most noticable around her eyes which are so swollen she looks as if she has done 12 rounds in a boxing ring.
The fluid retention has also contributed to a massive weight gain of 146 grammes over the past 24 hours.
This is equivalent to a 7.5% increase in her body weight, taking it to 2.080kg (4lbs 9oz).The doctors have reduced the amount of fluid she is being given so her body can expell the excess.
For this reason, over the coming days it is likely that Millie will lose weight in the form of water.
But everyone agrees she is looking much better and the doctors are cautiously optimistic Millie will make a full recovery.
posted by Johann @ 10:39 PM
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