Ryan had a rough weekend. Saturday morning he had a few bloody stools. They took some X-rays and found something questionable in his abdomen. They havent determined what it is, possibly some stool that hasnt passed or a protein allergy.
Saturday night and Sunday continued with more blood in his stool.
The doctors are acting on the side of caution and have taken him off the breastmilk and are feeding him with fluids in an IV. He has the IV in his left hand, which he does not like. They took some blood cultures and those will be in on Tuesday. He doesnt show any signs of infection, which is very good. All of his gas tests came back good. White Blood cell count is good. He looks good, no fever, good blood pressure, heart rate, etc. They are also giving him some antibiotics just in case he does have an infection.
Once the 48 hours passes they will do some more X-rays to determine if his abdomen is the same. If everything looks ok and he still looks good, they will put him on a formula where the protein is already broken down. He may have an allergy to a certain protein in the breastmilk and he cant break it down and digest it.
He is still so young, almost 33 weeks and his digestive system may not be fully developed. So we are playing the waiting game.
His doctor does not think it is anything too serious, like NEC, but they dont want to rule anything out and are being very proactive.
So Keep Ryan in your prayers and hope that the doctors find out why he keeps bleeding.
He keeps growing, today he was 3lbs 14 oz! Now he may lose a little weight because he is not taking any breastmilk, he may lose 1 or 2 oz.
More updates later. Mom
Saturday night and Sunday continued with more blood in his stool.
The doctors are acting on the side of caution and have taken him off the breastmilk and are feeding him with fluids in an IV. He has the IV in his left hand, which he does not like. They took some blood cultures and those will be in on Tuesday. He doesnt show any signs of infection, which is very good. All of his gas tests came back good. White Blood cell count is good. He looks good, no fever, good blood pressure, heart rate, etc. They are also giving him some antibiotics just in case he does have an infection.
Once the 48 hours passes they will do some more X-rays to determine if his abdomen is the same. If everything looks ok and he still looks good, they will put him on a formula where the protein is already broken down. He may have an allergy to a certain protein in the breastmilk and he cant break it down and digest it.
He is still so young, almost 33 weeks and his digestive system may not be fully developed. So we are playing the waiting game.
His doctor does not think it is anything too serious, like NEC, but they dont want to rule anything out and are being very proactive.
So Keep Ryan in your prayers and hope that the doctors find out why he keeps bleeding.
He keeps growing, today he was 3lbs 14 oz! Now he may lose a little weight because he is not taking any breastmilk, he may lose 1 or 2 oz.
More updates later. Mom
4 comments:
You are all in my prayers, every minute of every day. Ryan's job right now is to keep every on their toes...and he's doing an excellent job!!! I hope to come by for a visit either Tuesday or Wednesday after work. I will call first...can't wait to see how big he's gotten.....Love, g.a.Cathy
You selling tickets to the gun show in this picture??
Looking good buddy, keep eating and growing.
Love,
Uncle Dan
Ryan you have gotton so big! We have not been to see you in a while, but you are in our thoughts and prayers. We are watching you grow. Thanks to mommy and daddy for keeping the website updated! Chris has been out of school for a week and Matt is home sick this week. We felt it better to stay away!!!!
Keep up the good work and we love you. When we are healthier, we will visit again. Tell mom and dad to let us know if they need anything.
Love,
Aunt Jo-Jo, Uncle Gordon, Matt and Chris
Hi Ryan: I think of you all day and our prayers are for you and your mon and dad. We know you will be strong and combat this last struggle and the Doctors will help.
The fluids they are giving you are OK for now but just wait Steak and potatoes are just a few years away.
can't wait to see you again.
Love great aunt Judy
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