So we all know what yeast is, it's a fungus, it's found in foods, helps foods rise like bread, but it also contaminates the body, and for kids with central lines like Janessa it can make them very very sick! Well on the day we were suppose to be discharged which was Thursday, Janessa's line culture grew yeast :( her first ever line infection, which would explain why her temperature was 104'F. Yeast is very hard to treat, and has the tendency to grow back, so as soon at that information was found out, vanco a drug used to treat bacterial line infections was stopped and caspo an antifungal replaced it, Janessa also is on antifungal locks which sit in her line for 8 hours to help clear any fungus in her line. From my understanding it's a 50/50 sometimes it clears it sometimes it doesn't, and if it doesn't then the line has to be taken out and a new one must be put in, we are hoping it clears it up, but we won't for sure until Monday, if her cultures are negative Monday then we can go home :).
Another bad thing we found out is that Janessa also is growing the yeast in her bloodstream and not just in her line, that can make kids very sick as well, luckily she is already on an antifungal, and it is keeping it from progressing. So as of now we are just waiting in the hospital hopefully everything will clear up by Monday, if not we may be here an extra week waiting for a new line placement, and negative cultures!! I am glad she is so happy through out all of this, everyone keep her in your thoughts and prayers that she will overcome this infection soon!
Below is Janessa she is a bit puffy from all the fluid.
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