The Infection of the Day!

Lincoln gets cuter every day!

Last night while visiting Lincoln his stats kept dropping drastically and the alarms would go off.. they said he had been like that all day and they were going up a little on his vent settings. This tells us a new infection or issue is just around the corner waiting to pop up!

They did cultures and found some 'gram negative bacteria' on his breathing tube but results aren't in yet about exactly what the new infection is and if it has reached his fluids, blood, and organs yet (sepsis). We are very confused since he has not been off antibiotics and anti-fungal medications.. he is on several of the strongest ones available yet continues to acquire serious deadly infections??? So now he has some sort of gram negative infection, infected blood clot near his heart on the picc line, low lung volume, blood coming out of his et-tube when they suction (breathing tube), blood in his diaper, malnourishment, severely low platelet count, low blood counts.... that's all I can think of from the last couple of days... so yes, we are very frustrated!! He was very lethargic when we were there but that could be from the trauma he sustained yesterday with the insertion of a new arterial line and iv's. He had blood and platelet transfusions yesterday and is getting them again right now. Obviously their broad spectrum antibiotics are NOT working!!! They still don't know what is going on with our little man.. we get a new doctor beginning monday so that will be interesting! On one possibly good note: they are planning to start feeding him again today.. basically as an experiment to see if he can tolerate it. We know Lincoln and he is the strongest, sweetest, most precious child and nothing will bring him down.. he will get through all of these things again and continue to amaze us all.. he's adorable!!