Ben's Blanket Is Finished

I stayed up past midnight finishing Ben's blanket. Brett the RN and I re-made his bed this am and he is now cozy on his new blankie!

Ben had some slight drops in his O2 sats last night when they would need to suction him or move him around. They checked his sputum for any signs of infection but it looks negative. His creatinine (the important kidney marker) improved slightly from 2.6 to 2.4. I am optimistic about this change. The kidney doctor says she'll be optimistic if she sees the trend continue tomorrow. His electrolytes - sodium, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus - are all out of wack secondary to his kidney failure, so they work to replace those. They would only do dialysis if he started to have worsening respiratory function due to the extra fluid, or high potassium levels.

Greg and I think he looks less puffy today. He is still jaundiced, but the liver docs say this could take weeks to correct. He looks very comfortable, as long as you don't mess with him much. And he is enjoying his lullabies and his new blankie.