Well folks, wish I had something better to blog about but unfortunately I do not.
The morning of the cut-a-thon, Mercy woke with an acholic (white or pale gray) stool. This usually signifies a lack of bile drainage which, as you know, is the core problem of her disease (biliary atresia). We placed a call to our doctor and later that evening, we found ourselves in the ER. Not the exact place we wanted to be after such a fantastic day. She was given a broad spectrum antibiotic shot to cover our bases if any bacteria (cholangitis) had developed. Cholangitis is an infection in the bile ducts and should be taken care of ASAP as to not damage the liver any further. On Sunday (4/3) we met our Doctor at her office and she administered another shot of antibiotic. Mercy was also put on what they call a "steroid burst" for the following three days. The steroid is supposed to help with any inflammation, perhaps due to getting her drain taken out or maybe the surgery itself was experiencing some swelling. At this point, we were trying anything and everything to cover all bases.
By Wednesday, her stool had not gone back to normal, blood tests were elevated and we were starting to see the jaundice building in her eyes. We placed another call to our doctor. Long story short, Mercy and I were life flighted from Bozeman to Denver in a small jet plane at midnight on Wednesday (4/6).
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