Anna is still fighting something. She had diarrhea for 7 days, and I thought we were over this nasty bug but then yesterday Anna started complaining about her tummy really hurting. Today at lunch, she had a fever, and then said that it hurt when she went to the bathroom. One of the trouble areas in China is the medical field. I called the Dr's office that I brought Rachel to this week for her well baby check up, and a pediatrician wasn't going to be in until Sat. So we went to a clinic that was an hour away. After blood work and 2 urine tests, they diagnosed Anna with a bladder infection that is so bad, they gave her injections so that the antibiotic would start working sooner. She has some other infection going on in her body (shown by the blood work) but the Dr didn't know what it was so she sent us home to get a stool sample and another urine sample in the morning and then back to the clinic to run some tests on those and possibly more blood work. If the urine counts are still too high, she will need more shots, if they have lowered, we will get an oral antibiotic to give her for the bladder infection and who knows for the other. It was a rough afternoon to say the least. The worst part was Anna's fear and pain but then added to that was the frustration of my not understanding the Dr's and they not understanding me. Please pray for her counts to go down, for wisdom for the Drs to know what is going on, and for Anna tomorrow as she is going to have more tests done.
On a good medical note, Rachel's apt went really well. The Dr that we saw there was a really nice American so we were totally able to understand each other. Yeah! Rachel is growing and healthy. The Dr was able to give her some med for reflux so now she is sleeping better during the day. Even that is more complicated than in the US-- they don't have the meds they would give babies in the US so I have a pill that I have to crush up, dissolve in 5 ml of water, then give her 2 ml. I am thankful that it is helping though.
Elijah is healthy as well. He had a fever for a couple of days, but is seeming his normal self again. That's it for now. I will write an update soon. Thank you all!
Love, Aimee
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Keep us posted, we're praying. Give Anna a big squeeze and kiss for us...we love her.
Love you all...Beth and Phil
Aimee,
We will pray for our little Anna B. That must be hard and very frustrating to not be able to communicate with the doctors and scary for Anna. Let us know if there is anything we can do from here.
Good news that Rachel is doing well.
Love and hugs to all of you,
Missy
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