Immunology

Rebekah and I met with her Infectious Disease doctor this morning, and we had a really good appointment with him. Dr. Johnson was pleased that Rebekah has not been sick so far, and we are too! Rebekah's tonsils look good and are a good size for her. Apparently, it is not uncommon for kids with DiGeorge to have tonsils that are too large and need to be removed. Rebekah's ears also look good with no signs of any infections, either now or in the past.

We won't have any information about Rebekah's immune system until we have the results of her labwork. And, unfortunately, the lab technicians were not able to draw blood today because they couldn't get a vein that would cooperate. After several tries, the technicians decided to give Rebekah a break and try again tomorrow. When we finally do get the labwork done, it will be a couple of weeks before we get the results back. Assuming there are no major issues with the labwork, we will not have to return to see Dr. Johnson for two months. If there are some problems that require immediate attention, his office will reschedule us an earlier appointment.

Tomorrow we have another weight check and another attempt at labwork. Hopefully tomorrow's attempt goes better than today did!

Nancy