Home again and a sigh of relief

We are home from Children's, exhausted, but well.

The short version: After further blood work, another urine test, a chest x-ray, an some kind of awful nasal aspiration (vacuum tubes into Tessa's sinuses....horrible), Tessa started to perk up. The fever is gone, her energy is returning, and the tests show that some of her counts (including the CRP I mentioned earlier) are falling back towards normal ranges.

We were released before all of the tests come in as some won't be done until tomorrow at noon, but they've ruled out mono, Epstein-Barr (which is another name for mono?), UTIs, pneumonia, and some other concerns. At this point the diagnosis is "unspecified viral infection" or, in short, "we think it might be a virus." As long as it disappears and doesn't come back, this diagnosis is okay with me!

I'm exhausted. I held Tessa while she cried and tried not to think about the what if's as they poked and prodded her. I didn't enjoy that, and nor did Ryan.

Afterwards, Tessa was recovered enough to pop in at C&P for their BBQ, and we got to catch up with a few friends there and Tessa got to be a regular kid instead of hospital-kid. This is a major improvement, needless to say.

And now we're all exhausted. A quiet night for us - no fireworks, no parties - and we will just go to bed early. Tomorrow, I'll unpack from Orcas, arrange playdates, clean the house....and live in the gratitude that it looks like Tessa is healthy once again.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. The last time I was at Children's was to visit nephew Josiah when he had cancer.....dark days. I am grateful that this was a very different experience.

Love,
Kristina