Good Luck Christine

Wishing you all the luck tomorrow in Lauyrn's first transfusion. I am sure everything will be fine. Please be calm and strong and be sure that you are doing the best for your daughter. Please keep us updated

Good Luck
Manal

Christine,
     We will all be thinking of you and Lauryn tomorrow. You have the strength inside of you to come out on top of this situation, and make it the best experience it can be for Lauryn. It won't be easy, but I know you can do it, because you are doing it for Lauryn. We seem to find incredible inner strength when we are doing things for our children. Let us know how it goes. We love you, Jean
     

All the best Christine,
We'll be praying for you to have strength tomorrow. 
Sharmin

Thank you all so much. We love you too. 

Hi Christine,

Be brave and calm. I hope that everything goes smoothly


Take care, Peace!

Best wishes Christine. Remember what you've learned and be a calm mom. Lauryn knows you love her.   

You guys are in my thoughts and prayers, Christine.  I hope everything goes smoothly and that you can remain calm.  Show your baby that there is nothing to worry about and that her mama will be there right next to her along the way, and that you will never leave her.   

everything will be okay christine,, keep ur fingers crossed,,, lauryn and u are in our prayers .

Love to lauryn.

Zaini.

Christine, Hope every thing went well with Lauryn's transfusion.
- Bostonian

hi everyone...

Well, as you all know,today was "The Day". It was by far the most difficult situation I have ever been in (to date).
Lauryns hgb was 7.6, and the Md gave us the option of putting the transX off for another week or two. My husband was all for it, but I knew she was not looking good and her eating habits were "failing" horribly. We  decided to go through with it. Knowing my child the way i do, I knew I had to keep her from the danger zone,plus she was starting to look "unhealthy"
The nurses poked Lauryn 5 times and could not find any veins in her limbs or feet. So, they had to resort to her head. (she looked like a little wounded soldier) 

It was heartwrenching. I don't know who cried more...Lauryn or myself. The nurses were very nice and patient with us. Thank GOD.
She recieved 150 cc's of O+ positive blood.The whole process from beginning to end was 6 hours. The transX alone was 2. she had no fever or no reaction to the blood. i am thankful for that.
i still made a point to mention a port is not an option.

I am taking her back for a check up on April 16th (before we go to the conference in CA.). The Md said she shouldnt need a transX until April 30. I believe that is why he gave her 150 cc's. To make it last a little longer? That is what one of the nurses said,anyway.
The md said her spleen was 2 1/2 cm and after the tx, it will shrink again. he said her low level (base point) is 7.6. she will never get to that again. her bones will never be affected. she will be healthy.

Let me just say after the crappy day we had, it was all worth it so to speak because.....LAURYNS SKIN IN SO BRIGHT RED AND PINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She did not sleep all day! not even when we got home at 5 pm. She just fell asleep after all of this about an hour ago 10 pm.

She is more vocal, her nails look freshly polished pink, her lips look like she had just finished eating a cherry popsicle.

I must say seeing her look so beautiful and HEALTHY made all of today and the transfusions to come, worth it. I am so thrilled to have my baby back.

i love you all so much and I thank you for all of your guidance and prayers. I do not know what I would have done without you!

 

Hi Christine,

Apart from the 5X needle poke, It's good to hear that Lauryn is doing great.

It was very brave of you to go for the Tx even though you had the opportunity to postpone it. "Way to go, Tiger Mom!"

I hope that the future sessions won't be as difficult as this one and I hope that you will be stronger even more.

Now, you can relax for about a month or so and have a good time with your family.

Lots of Love to Lauryn

Take care, Peace!

HI Christine,,

i am happy u feel it was worth it after seeing lauryn healthy and pinky and rosy  i wish u all the luck for future transfusions, u'll see she'll get used to them,and she'll make friends with other kids at the hospital and won't feel alone,and u are a BRAVE mom,

U ROCK 

ZAINI.

So glad that everything went well. You and Lauyrn did a great job. I am so pleased that she looks healthy again. You are a brave and great mom

Manal

I am so glad things went well Christine, your daugther will do very very well
with a caring mom like you beside her.  Sharmin