Today has not been the best of days for Trev or mom and dad. They found out that he has a bacteria growing in his lungs. They will be treating his infection with two antibiotics. He received his first dose of Gentamicin today, he will receive the second dose in 36 hours. They will also be treating his infection with an antibiotic called Cefotaxime which he will receive for 5-7 days every 12 hours. The Nurse practitioner stated to me today that his infection is mild and they caught it early on which is good. She also stated that on a scale of 1-5 the infection is at a 1 as of now. Trev also received another blood transfusion today, his Hematocrit levels were at 27% they like this percentage to be over 36%. they are measuring the amount of "packed" red blood cells in his little body. They transfused 13ml of blood early this afternoon, they will transfuse the remaining 13ml at 11:30PM tonight. From that point, they will test his Hematocrit levels at 5:00PM tomorrow to see how he faired out. Poor little guy has a ton going on today. We are praying for him and we love him!
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ReplyDeleteHere is my post: Your little Trev is so cute. I am glad to hear he is doing well and getting stronger. (God Bless Trev and his family).
Jeanne Daw
I am glad to hear that little Trev is growing and fighting. Time in the NICU sucks but it is filled with angels and saints. The NICU nurses are amazing as well as the neonatologists. (We spent 5 1/2 weeks in the NICU at LDS when our first daughter Lainey was born at 30 weeks.) You are in good hands. Stay strong and know that this too shall pass.
ReplyDeleteWe will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
Love you, long lost cousin.
Liz (Smith) Vander Linden