February 17, 2009

Wednesday-Pretty good night with no diarrhea until 5 am. He is doing well. We have to keep going. It is definitely up there on my list of hard things. He feels bummed too. He said his back hurt today and he is having cramps. We decided to go for a walk early this morning and he got up and was shaking and felt too weak. He also said he needed ice water. Nurse Julie knew it was from low blood sugar. It was a little scary but all leveled out in an hour or so. Glad it happened here so I knew what to expect.

A staph bacteria did grow from the cultures so we are treating it with a different antibiotic. He started his feeds at a VERY low rate to keep his stomach coated. He is handling it all so well. We took a walk downstairs this afternoon. He did good.

We might try to get out of here for a few hours tomorrow. His dad is at the Ronald McDonald house so maybe we can go visit there. We have to see what the drs say in the morning. Not sure just yet.

Hoping for a quiet night and a better day tomorrow...nite all.