Jonathan update

 

After a full day and night in the hospital, you'd think there'd be some kind of changes to report. Unfortunately, there's no GOOD changes to speak of. Jonathan had another blood draw at 4:00 a.m. (holy smokes...4 a.m.?!) to repeat the blood cultures they did yesterday. Then he had another round of chest x-rays taken around 9:00 a.m. The doctor came in before the chest x-rays were done and told us that the cultures they did yesterday showed a good amount of bacteria in Jonathan's bloodstream, which means the infection has moved to his blood. Not good. It means that it's more serious, and that it's going to take longer to get rid of. So, the doctor moved Jonathan's discharge date to "possibly" Saturday. However, this afternoon when the on-call doctor came in, she informed us that according to the most recent chest x-ray, there has been no change in the condition of Jonathan's lungs. We'll repeat the x-ray in the morning to see if there's any progress. But the doctor made it seem like Jonathan would be here through the weekend, so I'm not exactly a happy person right now. Austin has drill this weekend and it's going to be pretty much just me. I think Matthew and Annah will go to my mom's house on Friday, so they'll be taken care of, but I'm exhausted just from one night of trying to sleep here. (Believe me...hospital beds are not designed to be slept in by pregnant women sharing said bed with their five year old son!) Tonight I'll try the chair instead.

Oh, I forgot to write that we lost the vein that was housing Jonathan's IV tonight, so we had to have it put back in the other arm. The kid is so gun-shy about people touching him at this point that it's sad; he's been stuck about 8 times, so I can understand his feelings. Hopefully this one will work out and we won't have to re-do it.

Anyway...here's hoping for better news tomorrow, and a much healthier Jonathan in the process!