Test Results

So far, the results of all of Lynnea's tests have not offered any clues about a source of infection. The MRI of her brain looked normal. Her CT scan did not show anything unusual either. During an ultrasound, they found a gall stone, but with further testing, does not appear to be the source of infection. The echocardiogram that they did this evening did not show any significant improvement in her heart function. At this point, they have not done a spinal tap, though it sounds like it is still up for discussion and they may still do one at some point.
Even though they were not able to find any likely source of infection, the good news for the day is that her fever has been down and her temperature has been normal all day. This might suggest that there really isn't any infection after all, and the source of the fever could have some other explanation, such as the problems with her heart causing the fever, or the fever could be her body's way of reacting to everything that has been done to it. Regardless, the plan for the moment is to keep Lynnea on the ventilator and the cocktail of drugs that she is on to keep her asleep and paralyzed in order to let her body rest and heal at least until sometime tomorrow morning. Please pray that her fever remains gone so that she can regain the strength needed for whatever needs to be done next to help her heart function improve.