Sunday, 2/27

Whew! What a week it has been. Today left me a little unsettled. Dinky is still so bloated. I didn't think it was possible but he seems more bloated today than yesterday. They continue to think it's just a side effect of all of the fluids and his infection. They did take out his "PICC line" (a central line that has been in his temporal vein for a few weeks) to make sure that's not the source of the swelling. They are also watching his kidney function as he is not peeing very well and some of his lab work is a little concerning. However, right before we left he peed quite a bit so we were very relieved about that. They went up on a few of his vent settings thinking maybe that would help with the bloating as well. He still hasn't been fed again, they just want this to resolve a little more before challenging his system w/ the milk (he is getting TPN, liquid nutrition). This has definitely been our hardest week but hopefully as he continues to get over this infection we will see him getting back to his old self again!