Good day, except for the fevers

Mina Brigitta had a good, active day today. Was awake all day long after getting up late. Friday's blood transfusion probably gave her some energy, and she received Benedryl and Tylenol all day because of the anti-fungal medicine and then a platelet transfusion. Nurse Amber even had her out of the bed and walking around the floor! She was a little unsteady, but it's definitely good for her.

Still not much appetite, though, so they went ahead with the NG tube. This is a small tube that they inserted through her nose down into her stomach, through which she gets a constant drip of basically baby formula. Placing it was a very traumatic experience for everyone in the room, but she doesn't seem to notice it now. Hopefully she'll be able to keep the formula, and the tube, down.

The other news is they discovered the doses of antibiotics she's been receiving were too small. We're all hoping increasing the doses will make her fevers go away.