Day 23

Day 23

Day 23: 950 grams or 2 lbs 1 oz. Jackson is having a good morning. The antibiotics seem to be working. He has come down significantly on his ventilator settings and has been at room air all morning. The blood culture came back and confirmed there is an infection in his blood. We won't know for 24 hours if it is the same infection as in his lungs. They are also doing a spinal tap tomorrow to see if there is infection in his spinal fluid. But the treatment is the same as what he's on now, antibiotics. It will just vary how long and how strong of a dose he will be on depending on the results. He is still having bile come back up his feeding tube and they don't want to try feeding again until that stops. They are going to reduce his sedation to every 8 hours in hopes that will help his bowels wake up. Hopefully they can try feeding again tomorrow. Jackson is resting peacefully now and hopefully the good day will continue to get better. FOJSP!