You'd Cry Too If It Happened To You

Ben has been much more awake today, which is not necessarily a good thing! He tends to get himself pretty worked up when he is awake and drops his O2 levels. Who can blame him? He's swollen everywhere, he's got all kinds of tubes and lines, and his mom can't hold him. You'd cry too! He looks like Sophie when he cries, without the noise. Of course, if he is anything like Sophie, we should bring in the hairdryer to soothe him - that might help more than the narcotics.

Labs are all stable today. No changes in any of the levels. His electrolytes are less unstable, and his urine output stays good. He didn't gain any more weight, so this is positive as well. The kidney doctor says that she is not discouraged that his creatinine levels have not dropped further; she says that she is happy that it hasn't risen. That made me feel better. His bilirubin also did not increase, so I am pleased with this as well.

The CICU doctor says to look at the big picture and at periods of time, rather than daily changes. It is a slow recovery process. I am trying to do this, and not to look so closely at the labs each day. I have never been the most patient person in the world, so I'd rather see big and fast changes. But for now, I'll take any positive news at all!