Cherie:

Tough time for your daughter and you. Prayers and best wishes to both of you. When I had a rough spot you were right there posting, I never forgot how helpful and kind you were.

Will keep watching to see how you are both doing.

Ewisabeth:

Sorry to hear about your child too - Crohn's is a nasty diagnosis. Will keep in you my thoughts and prayers.

Well , the first of the labs are in and it appears she picked up Giardia while camping this summer. At least that's treatable with antibiotics but she cannot take the one that is recommended so they are researching alternatives. Both her husband and son will now be tested.

And she is on Lovenox rather than heparin. Woke this morning to her 3 year old pretending to give her her shot with a screwdriver to the abdomen! Rude awakening.

Thanks everyone for the prayers and worry and support. We should see some resolution soon if this is the only problem. There are still several labs pending.

Whew! Maybe that screwdriver-wielding son will become a doctor someday?

Anyway, glad to hear this is something treatable--I hope things go well from here and she feels better soon and comes out of it without lasting ill effects.

Sending positive thoughts to you,

Nancy

Looks like thing up looking up a little. at least for now. I am praying for a quick and good end to this. It has been very scary for all of you I know.

Virginia

As I educate myself on what Giardia can do, it would appear thate is another culprit causing the blookd clot in the liver and the elevated LFT's. they're still looking.

Oh man, Cherie. I just saw this thread. Tell the Man Upstairs to keep his cotton picking hands off your daughter. We can bear anything as long as its not our kids' health. I'll pray for you and your daughter. Let us know...

She also has parvo-virus (common child-hood problem that generally does not need treating) and a whopping case of mono which is probably the culprit for the elevated liver enzymes. As far as the blood clot in the portal vein: they discovered that her "S" protein level is low. This is a genetic factor that predisposes to clotting disorders so her doc thinks we all need to be tested to see who is at risk.

Anyway, husband is home for the weekend so can help with childcare and laundry and meal prep. He works 12 hour shifts a half hour away as a firefighter and paramedic.

Oh...to top it off...she's 8 weeks pregnant so they have to be very cautious as to how they treat all of this.