Thursday, February 7, 2013
Samples from Brody's lungs tested positive for RSV, the dreaded virus that everyone hoped he would not get. That is why he has been getting the shots on a monthly basis. We were told the shots would not prevent RSV but would help it to not become as serious. Yeah. The doctors are glad to have figured out the cause, although the treatment would not have been any different. Since it is viral, it needs to run its course while the hospital supports him through it. The worry was why he was so sick with no apparent reason. Not knowing what they were dealing with, it was difficult to speculate when or if he would recover. Brody's "nose bleeds" turned out to be deceiving. The bleeding was actually from somewhere in his stomach and it was so backed up it started draining from his nose. Once they identified where it was coming from, they inserted a tube with suction to get it out. It was dark and old, so the doctor said they were not concerned that he was actively bleeding. Although, the blood has been seeping out all day in little amounts. As long as we are on the subject, he also had a clot at the end of his foley catheter so they had to switch that out and his pee looked like koolaid all day. Sorry if this is too much information, but people want to know. :-) And I need to stay busy. I just want to give an extra thanks out to my coworkers who gave us a very nice surprise today. We are very appreciative. Well, we can give thanks to God that Brody is resting and somewhat stable now. Mostly we thank the good lord he is still here with us. Damn RSV.
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