Quick Udate on Lincoln's NEC...

Lincoln is still very very sick. He has been on antibiotics and iv nutrition since Tuesday morning but the pneumatosis and NEC are not going away. He gets xrays every 12 hours to see if the air pockets (fixed loop) is going away but as of 6am it is the same. He is more stable on the ventilator though, his oxygen level is 21 which is the same as room air so that is good! He was stable overnight. He is very lethargic which is due to his sickness and also his fentanyl (pain meds) could be contributing. We are going to stay in a hotel near the hospital tonight so we will be close by if they need us overnight. He has had extremely low potassium levels the last few days and keeps getting bolus's (an injection of medication) of potassium and many many blood transfusions and platelet transfusions since his platelets have also been very low. Normal platelet count for a preemie is 150 and his was 13 yesterday. After his platelet transfusion last night it was 50 and this morning it was down to 40. They say it is due to the NEC. We are anxious to see a Doctor today and try to get more answers. We will update the blog as soon as we get any new information.