Melissa had another CT scan done on Monday. The air pocket had gotten bigger and so they decided they could put a drain in. She has that in and it is draining fluids. They are doing a culture on the fluid to try to identify any infection. They also added three new antibiotics to what she is taking. Her white cell count had gone up after the weekend so they are hitting it with everything.

Today, Tuesday, was a day to see if things are working. She had a good morning except for being sleepy (who sleeps in a hospital). This afternoon she became nauseous again and couldn't eat lunch. She also was in some pain. She was able to finally eat some supper. When she can eat with some regularity she will be able to get rid of the IV nutrition stuff. They had hoped to do that today but that didn't happen.

They do think that Melissa has a very small leak someplace. They are hoping to collapse the abscess with the drain and by taking the meds it will seal and heal itself.

Thank you so much for your prayers. Please continue to pray for the doctors to understand what needs to be done to heal Melissa and that she will heal completely and gain her strength back.