Casen is doing well this morning. His swelling is improving nicely with the diuretic, so he's beginning to look more like our baby boy. In hopes of extubating (removing his breathing tube), they stopped feeds early this morning & also stopped his sedative. Without sedation he is more alert, but also fights the tube a little bit. They gave Case a trial run today to see if he could breath well on his own. Unfortunately, when they came to watch him for the test run, he decided to hold his breath. They opted to slow down a bit, leave the tube in, & try again tomorrow. They started back on feeds & are actually supplementing his breast milk with a high calorie formula for an extra boost.
We got some lab results back today which actually change his diagnosis a bit. Our hospital in Longview had positive tests for RSV, type A flu, & type B flu. Dallas Children's repeated these tests with a more sensitive testing method, & they all came back negative. It's strange to get conflicting results... they think that he just has Group B Strep bacteremia (a bacterial blood infection) & there must have been some sort of environmental contaminant in Longview that turned the other tests positive. The good news is we no longer have to scrub in to go into his room & Bryan doesn't have to sleep in a gown, mask, & gloves!
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