BATH TIME

Trev seems to love his baths as long as the water is very warm. We love to give him a bath and feed him right after, he always seems to eat so well after his baths. Trev is still not producing Red Blood Cells, the NICU sent a blood smear test to Dr. Hayish at Primarys. He stated that Trevs body is capable of producing red blood cells on its own, but the virus is still overtaking his bone marrow and his RBC production. It is a waiting game, the scary part is that his Hematocrit levels continue to drop, they are keeping a close eye on him to make sure that he does not become too sick before they treat him with an additional blood transfusion. They want to stall on a blood transfusion as long as possible due the the risk of the procedure, and to avoid creating a more difficult situation for Trevs body that will continue to rely on the blood transfusions to produce his RBCs. Trevs body has to be pushed to see if it will kick into survival mode, right now his body is dependent on transfused RBCs to sustain his required counts. He must start producing on his own, but it is time that will determine when Trev will produce RBCs on his own. He was given an additional shot of Darbopoetin to see if this dose will kick-start his production of RBCs. (This is his 3rd dose of the medication.) Jannell and I are very concerned and worried about this situation, we are hoping to see some progress very soon.