Day 8 Evening Update

I still can't believe it's been over a week since all this started. Time is a blur right now.



Let's see if I can get all this info that is piled up in my head straight and typed out correctly.



Where do I begin? His ICP has stayed pretty low today, but Diane said she learned that the sensors that are in there are not designed to stay in this long...so, those #s could be off a little bit.



They found Staph and/or MRSA on his bone flap that they took off and want to do further tests on that to get more answers. The LP results take 24 - 48 hours, so once we get those back, we should know if his body has Staph or just the flap. If it's just the flap, well then, that's a whole other issue (umm...cross contamination anyone?).



They have him sedated for the night to make sure he is relaxed enough to have his chest and head scans in the morning. It's important that we get these since they haven't been done since Tuesday morning.



His temp is still an issue. They have a new machine that helps regulate it, Artic Sun they call it (or something like that). I guess they don't have to use it very much so when they do, it's a big deal. :(



Like I said, one step forward and 2-3500 steps to the side!

~Betsy