"I don't trust this baby" - September 29, 2013

Today seems to be a pretty quiet day so far.  Owen hasn't made much progress today but at least he didn't lose any ground.  The doctor told the nurses that just because he is doing fine right now doesn't mean he won't cause the trouble later.  In his words "I don't trust this baby."  He is hilarious.

They are able to suction out some of the fluid in the lungs because of the enzymes he was given yesterday.  Owen was given a diuretic and has a catheter to help with his urinary tract.  He is still pretty swollen.  He gained about 6 1/2 ounces overnight!

They are taking all kinds of samples from that and from his blood and urine to see if any new infections are growing.  His last round of cultures is still negative!  They want to know if he is still infection free so they can start a 10 day course of steroids to help his lungs.  This will help a lot but it will decrease his immunities even more than they already are.  He will also have to have another ECHO on monday to see if his PDA is closed.  If its not, they will have to give one more round of medicine to close it before they can give the steroids.


Praying for:

• no new infections
• lungs to continue to develop
• PDA to close
• Urinary tract and kidneys to work correctly