Tough night, Niamh was very unsettled in the early evening, woke up at 3am with vomiting (ng tube came out once again!). Around 5.30am she became very very unsettled, seemed hot and just unwell. Called nurses. They checked her thoroughly. Her heart rate and blood pressure were v high. Even though she was hot, the thermometer indicated 37. They got the tube back in, gave her codieine and she went to sleep. Her heart rate however stayed very high. The doctor was concerned so decided to put her on extra fluids. This didn't help. In the end realised the thermometer was faulty and she was not 37 but 40!!!
Niamh is now on calpol and two strong antibiotics, meropenem and gientamicin
The oncologist consultant has just been. He said it is a shame that she is suffering from an infection so early on but confirms that her treatment is so harsh that it can be expected. Niamh's blood counts are very very low, hardly no white blood cells left and no neutrophils, ie in no position to fight this by herself.
Niamh has started having gcsf injections yesterday and will have one every day for the next 10 days. This is to increase her white blood cells for the harvest cell transplant in a couple of weeks (important for the end of her treatment). This should help her get over this too.
Niamh is a very strong little girl, she will fight this, however long it takes. The doctor says she is likely to be very unwell for a few days.
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