October 15, 2025
This has been Tate’s reality again for the last few days. Yesterday added in vomiting and GI distress. She was due for a pump refill which they cannot do if she could be brewing a blood infection. It could introduce infection into Tate’s central nervous system as her pump is a direct line into her spine. So, today we head to chc for a pump interrogation to see just how much she needs to ration her pain boluses until she’s cleared to be accessed for a refill. Not a fun combination.
Blood cultures are TBD. The symptoms shes having also cross over with her adrenal insufficiency. Shes been bordering crisis multiple times in the last month. It’s one of the most difficult and scariest parts of Tate’s medical picture.
In the meantime, she’s sleeping under piles of blankets to combat the feeling of being cold, with of course, no registered fever.