Day 12....Moving up!

Today was Samuel's big move up to the pediatric floor! It is one giant step closer to home!

The doctors wanted to remove Samuel's drain before sending him upstairs, so after an ultrasound to check the status of the abscess, the drain was pulled from his back. That is one source of pain now gone!

Samuel's fever continues to come and go, but it is less often and not as high. Unfortunately, ongoing nausea and vomiting still contribute to his general misery. Medications and nutritional feeds are being tweaked and changed. A couple days ago, four of the antibiotics were swapped for three others on the chance that the fever is drug-related. So far the change hasn't seemed to make a difference, but the medications can remain in the body for several days. A decision was made this evening to discontinue all antibiotics as it is not clear that Samuel needs them and they could be contributing to the problem. Lots of trial and error! It is very possible that we may never know the real cause of all this trouble. We'll have to be satisfied just to have Samuel get well.

I am very grateful for all the emails that have been sent through the hospital! What great encouragers you all are! Thank you so much!

New address:
Samuel Smith
Baird 591