Sunday update

Good evening! We are basically still in a wait and see pattern...there is not much that has changed with all of his blood work, etc. The good thing we have to look at is that nothing is worse...just holding steady. Unfortunately, this is holding steady at "very critical", but holding steady none the less! His liver function tests still show a very sick organ by how insanely high the numbers are for his liver function so that has not gotten any better. His heart has been affected by this infection by more leakage from his surgery areas then before and the right side of his heart is not functioning the way it should or as well as it should. His kidneys are not working as well as they should, but at this point it has affected his liver the most! That is basically not working at all. This affects how well his blood clots, his glucose/blood sugar numbers so he has been on a little sugar IV as well as insulin and I am sure many more things. They are trying their best to regulate everything as well as they can from the 'outside'.

The cultures they have sent off to the lab are already showing something 'growing' in the blood culture. So far they are thinking it is some kind of strep infection...which one, we do not know yet. Here's hoping that the antibiotic they have started him on is near the one he needs to kill this nasty infection. He has been given medicine to help him void some of the fluid that is building up greatly in his system. He now looks like a sumo wrestler...it is pitiful! I guess I could take a pic of him tomorrow just for you all to see our extremely strong little guy!

Thank you all SO much for your prayers and words of encouragement. I came home tonight to get clean and to hopefully get some sleep. I also needed to see Ryan and Sara as I have not seen them or been home the last couple days. Here's hoping with tomorrow being Monday things will move a little faster when it comes to Drs., etc. It is always hard in a hospital on the weekends, they are just not staffed the same as they are during the week.
Please pray for John as he tries to focus at work, for Ryan as he just started the 5th grade and my parents, etc. who are caring for each of us the best we all can!
Thank you!
Joanna