He tried so hard!

After a long couple of days of trying hard, Kale went back on the high frequency vent today. His blood gases were not good today so after the 4pm gas he went back on the high frequency vent. we're hoping that this gives him some time to relax and gain strength to fight his infection. He lasted about 13 days on this vent, and we're proud of him for fighting so hard! He is still on the steroids, and the Dr. today said that if his infection clears up in the next few days then they may try a different steroid to give his lungs a boost. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, right now we're just hoping his lungs can rest and begin the road to recovery.

His ET tube culture came back positive for two different growths. His urine culture came back negative, we still haven't heard what his blood culture is. So, this means he has something going on in his lungs, which would make sense with how his gases have been coming back and how much secretion they have been getting out when they suction him. Poor little guy, it breaks our hearts to see him go through all this, and now that he is back on high frequency we can't hold him which we were starting to get used to.

His weight is up to 2 lbs. 15 oz. today and it seems like he's a little puffy so he's probably retaining some fluid, but he's still having plenty of wet diapers so they aren't worried about his kidney function. He did get his feeds increased again to 22 mls every 3 hours fortified at 27 calories. Hopefully he'll continue to grow bigger and gain strength!

At this point we're really just hoping the next few days brings clear reports from him infection and he's able to recover from the infection. It would be great if he was able to get back on the other vent by the end of the week, but that is probably wishful thinking. We're praying lots that he recovers quickly and his lungs can start moving in the right direction!! He has another gas at 10pm so we're crossing our fingers that it comes back better. Thanks for keeping Kale in your thoughts and prayers!