Today was a pretty hectic day as we tried to get rid of this fever that has been with us since yesterday. Robbie got the gamet of tests and exams to see if they could see what was causing the fever. It is normal for post-op patients to run a fever as their body tries to fight off all the things that just happened to it. Dr. Gearhart said that over the six weeks he will be fighting a fever on and off because of his body trying to heal itself. We got the temperature down from 102.9 to 101.2 in 24 hours. The next step is to now get a blood transfusion to help get Robbie's hemoglobin levels back to normal, which is around 12. Right now he is sitting between 7.0-7.5 and with the transfusion will get his number up to 9 or 10. He needs the higher blood levels so his body can heal itself. Dr. G made a good comparison for us to show the importnace of the blood, "If a little old lady falls and breaks her hip, she loses about two units of blood to try to heal itself. Robbie had his pelvis broken in four places, so yes, blood is neccesary." He has a way of stating things to get you to understand, we love it.
Robbie is doing really good though through all of this and keeps showing us how tough and strong he really is. I am so proud of him for just doing what he needs to do in order to get out of here and get back to his life of wagon rides, buggy rides, swings and dogs.
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