Another day.....

Today was a pretty good day. Lauren woke up this morning with her stomach hurting and they wanted to do an ultrasound first thing. She cried as she did not want to have to go thru it again because it hurts her stomach so they gave her some pain medication and we went and had it done. She was good thru the whole thing. The doctor came in today and said that tomorrow they want to do a CT scan of her abdomen so they can get a clearer picture. In order to do that however, they will have to have her drink some isotope stuff in something like sprite. He told her that they would give her pain medication and nausea medication before they got her to drink it and to do her best to hold it down. If she can't, she can't but it is worth a try. She has more color in her cheeks which is good...I think it is because of the tpn that she is on. They increased her lipids today to give her even more calories. She has episodes of severe pain and she says her stomach hurts her all the time but she is a real trooper and goes with the flow. Her enzymes were up just a little bit today so they consider that practically the same. They haven't moved much since last Tuesday. She has made friends with two other girls up here her age and they have all decorated their doors. One of the mothers made the letters for the doors and Lauren added her drawings. She has also gone around and painted everyone's fingernails for them including her nurses. We always try to find good in trying times. She is sleeping now as she didn't feel well earlier this evening and was given some pain and nausea medicine. More later.

Picture of Lauren's Door after it was decorated~