Day 4

Todays last two visits were different. The 5-6 one was good, Stephanie was alert and and seemed comfortable for the most part; however, it was during this visit that Dr. Pou left us all hanging. She mentioned that she had the pathology reports in passing, and didn't say anything else about it. I called her after the visit to get an update on everything she did, and asked out the report. She said that yes she had it but she doesn't like to give that type of information out over the phone, but it's nothing to worry about (yeah right fat chance of us not worrying). She had a question for the pathologist, who happened to be out when she called, so once she gets the answer to the question she will give us the report.

She and Dr. Kaplan also went over Stephanie thoroughly to see if there was something they could determine as being a cause for infection. Again there wasn't, so she talked to the doctor in charge of the ICU and made him aware of their concerns and consulted with the ineternist about the case. They should have cultures from Stephanie's blood, snot, and urine in 24 to 48 hours to help determine the type of infection.

The late visit was another tough one as Stephanie continue to cough stuff up. The PCA pump seemed to be helping, but she was still not looking too god when she did cough. She also had her leg arteries and veins checked out with a sonar type thing. I was having a pretty hard time figuring out what she wanted after everyone else left, and i could tell it was very frustrating for, which made me feel real bad. Hopefully tomorrow will bring more answers than just the pathology report and Steph can be moved into a private room.