Medical care in Brazil
Humonculus,
Thank you very much for writing. I really appreciate it.
I think you might have a valid point, and is one of the reasons I posted here and have been touching base with medical friends. So far, everyone I've talked to seems to corroborate the care and the approach we're getting from the docs here. The response I've had from people here has helped give me confidence in the medical team. We're in a specialist pediatric hospital that deals only with children and they seem to have a pretty full range of departments available for consultation. I'm reasonably confident of their knowledge and expertise, even if some of the facilities are not to my liking (1930s hospital, no air conditioning in most wards, the general paeds ward is unclean, but ICU and Haemo look OK).
I've already started thinking about a flight back to London to GOSH if the hospital here comes up empty in another couple of weeks (Thanks DX!).
LR-
The orange and carrots thing is bugging me. Ana and I agreed tonight that we're backing off on the carrots and papaya to see if that makes a difference. I don't know how long it takes for betacarotine to process out of the system, but I expect her Hgb count is going to be low again in a few days, so we may see something then. At least we stand a chance of eliminating a useless complicator. You make a good point about other contaminants. I'll see what we can do about that. We already sterilise all her eating utensils and bottles, and don't use soap to wash her, but there may be other stuff that we need to look at, too.
To all of you who have responded or are merely following this thread, I wish you a very happy New Year and hope it brings you want you need in life. See you on the other side!
Cheers,
Shawn