Update #55

Just a few corrections since I wasn't thinking very clearly (or probably speaking very clearly) when I passed on the update to Mike to post:

Still no word on the infection - it could take up to 72 hours to get the exact culture, although they should know by tonight whether it is fungal or bacterial.

There is a possibility that there are more blood clots, although the extra fluid in his leg and the discoloration may just be from the original clot in his pelvis.

The skin graft seems to be okay, but the mesh underneath it is not taking. It has been constantly inundated with the drainage from his abdomen over the past few weeks, so we knew it was possible that the doctors would have to replace it, but on top of everything else this weekend...

He still may need dialysis, although so far his kidneys seem to be fine. The doctors are watching the acidity level of his blood very carefully. If he does need dialysis, it will be the special kind (CRRT) that he was on after his cardiac episode on day two, the constant transfuson versus the three or four hour kind.

In spite of everything, his nurse Angela (who was with him through part of the first terrible week) says he seems to be having a good day. His vitals are stable, and his parents said that he seemed to be resting at 3:00 p.m. when they saw him.

More to come later...

His Spirit, His will, His peace, His glory,
Kendahl