Yay for Yellow Urine!

(Greg posting) Ben did OK overnight. He had some drops in his oxygen levels and they have again stopped his feeds. The surgeons saw him and feel that his bowels are ok and no NEC currently. Just to be safe though they are going to keep him NPO (stop his feeds) for the next 48 hours. He has had a drop in his platelet count and his hemoglobin. The ICU attending is not sure if this is real or not. They did start him on some antibiotics just to be safe becuase an infection could cause the drop in his platelet count.

The kidneys are holding steady. His creatinine remains at 1.9 but his urine volume is increasing. The kidney doctor came by and continues to be encouraged by his urine output and the nice yellow color. His electrolytes have been more stable. Good news thus far. They are going to give him some albumin today (a protein) which may help pull some fluid back out of his skin and into the blood vessels. Then he will get another diuretic to pee that extra fluid off. Hopefully he will have a good response because he is so puffy. He continues to have a nice golden tan...not surprising since I tan so well. For those who don't know me, I am very pigmentally challenged and usually get a sunburn if I even think about the sun.

I would like to thank everyone for praying for Ben. Also, a special thank you to all our family and friends who have helped watch the girls, cook, cut grass, and be there so Karen and I can maximize our time with Ben. It is very appreciated.