Today started out really well, Shailyn was actually smiling! Because she was doing so well when the doctor came in she authorized us to go home later this evening; however this afternoon Shailyn developed a rash which we are assuming is an allergic reaction to something - we just don't know what. She got to get in the shower today for the first time mainly because I requested they show me how to bathe her with all her wounds. She is not able to wash the top of her head until the gash that was missed in ER is healed. My Mom and Dad came and spent most of the day with us, and brought me La Hacienda for lunch!! It was so yummy, but I didn't get too much time to enjoy it because today has been pretty hectic. Natalie, and Todd brought Kaysie with them and then Tammi, Anika and Kyra came to visit. Shailyn's friends came to visit us again today, it is really good for her to have a reference back to life at home!
We spent the morning preparing to go home, the doctor's came in and informed me what to look out for... Wow, I am so terrified to take her home now! Her spleen injury can be reinjured at anytime but especially during the first year, if anyone bumps her in the area it could cause her laceration to reopen and we could start all over from square one. She does have a mild traumatic brain injury so there is a list of things to look out for in the future mainly relating to memory. We were also told her veins are very weak in that area and if she strains too hard she could break a vessel which could cause a stroke. And lastly the nutritionist came to meet with us, she will be on a liquid diet for the next 4 weeks...
Then this rash came, she is itchy all over and it keeps spreading. The doctor came in tonight and we are taking her off Clindamycin and trying a different antibiotic. Now we can add Benadryl and hydrocortisone to her growing list of medications. I really hope this will help, she has been so miserable and itchy this afternoon and tonight, I feel terrible because there is nothing I can do!
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