No luck with the Dilantin (yet). After receiving two IV doses of the stuff, Ella’s seizures did not go away, or subside. Blood was sent to the lab to check levels and came back low. Another IV dose was given. Still no effect. We are going to wait till tomorrow morning to see if there is any change and then probably another blood sample will be sent to the lab (unless it starts working). The dosage might be adjusted, or the medication swapped out for a different one altogether. Dr. Duffy stresses that it is important to keep the seizures under control.
‘Brains are neural networks that learn, they can learn bad things too. They can learn to seize’ The fear is that Ella’s left hemisphere will learn the seizing trick from the right one. Michelle is staying with Ella tonight. I hope the baby neighbor will be quiet tonight so she will be able to sleep a bit. Ella was very sweet today, mostly alert and interested. Several times during the day, I wrapped her up in a blanket and walked around the ward with her, showing her interesting pictures of distorted faces on the walls.
No sign yet of when we can take her home.