Sunday and throughout Monday, Grair’s eating started to go downhill. So Monday night, we went into to see Dr. David and try get down to the bottom of it. After running some tests, Dr. David became concerned with a high count of white blood cells. In order to find out more information, he made some calls. A long story short, the recommendation was to head back up to Children’s. Dr. David personally drove Grair and I up to Children’s in the middle of the night on Monday.

The original concern was that fluid was building around the heart. Shortly after we arrived, an echo was done and showed that no fluid build-up existed. So, Grair was hooked up to antibiotics in hopes that the cause was bacterial.

After a few days on antibiotics there still was no change. Test for viral infections were taken, and early results indicate that no viral disease exists. So the cardiologists are left with one last thought: Grair is reacting to the new valve. It is a foreign object in his body and he is trying to fight it. Apparently this happens, and it typically resolves after a few weeks.

So, it’s Friday night and we’re still up in Children’s. He is beginning to eat a little better, and we’re making day-by-day decisions as to how long we stay in the hospital.