Glimmers of hope!

Today, we had our follow-up appointment with Dr. Williams, and there were positive and negatives that came out of our meeting:

Positives: Isabel held down all of her food yesterday and this morning, she hasn't had any diarrhea diapers since Wednesday evening, and she has had a few brief episodes of increased interaction with toys and people.

Negatives: She still has many episodes of inconsolable crying, acting as if she is in pain and there is nothing we can do to make her more comfortable or any happier. Her weight was down today to 14lbs 14oz (she lost four ounces since Wednesday when we were in). The weight loss and the irritability/fussiness are Dr. Williams main concern.

So, she sent us up to Children's Hospital in St. Paul to have an X-ray done of her colon and intestines, as well as the follow-up labs that we knew we were getting today anyway. Our experience at Children's St. Paul was INCREDIBLE compared to our experience at Children's Minneapolis. Everyone was friendly and courteous, her records were available in the departments they had been faxed to, and the waits were not long. We were in and out of there in just over an hour.

Results: The X-ray showed that there were no areas in her intestine that had folded in on themselves, which is great news! Her labs also came back with great numbers, her potassium in particular has come up to 4.6.

The doctor will call us back tomorrow morning to check how things are going. We are thankful for these steps in the right direction!