As those of you who have gone through this know, a lot can change in 12 hours. We were at the hospital last night and the nurse had taken Luke off of his I.V. and was prepping him for a move from the incubator to a crib. He was regulating his temprature very well, so the only tube, cord, wire that was still hooked up was his feeding tube (which is not really a tube, just a small line that goes down his nose into his stomach).
Well, that was last night. We got a call this morning telling us that he had been spitting up quite a bit over night, and that there was a small amount of blood in the spit up. They have decided to suspend all feedings for 24 hours. So the I.V. is hooked back up and he is back in the incubator for now. They did remove his feeding tube, however they put a different tube down his throat into his stomach to suction some of the stomach acid out so it doesn't burn his throat on the way out. They are doing some blood work which they hope to have back in 12-24 hours.
In the mean time they have taken x-rays of his lower G.I. tract, thankfully those came back negative. There doesn't seem to be any obstructions right now. A surgeon came by and felt his stomach and doesn't see anything there that would make him a candidate for surgery at the moment. They still want to take a few more x-rays of his upper G.I. to see if it could be a reflux issue.
Thank you for all of your prayers, I will keep you updated as much as possible.
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Hang in there Andy and Sara. I'm thankful with you that God kept this little baby safe (and Mom too), and he is now here with us! Just know that we are praying for all 5 of you and like to hear the good reports, but we understand that they all won't all be good all of the time. That's OK because we know that God is in control!
ReplyDeleteI loved the video of Luke... he looked so alert and interested! I can't wait to see him running around church with the other little boys!
Shawn, Jill, Ethan & Elsie
just know we are still caring and still praying from kc! it is so hard to be away from you all during a time like this, but i know the almighty hand of God is holding you and precious luke! God is the lifter of your head and your heart and your spirit! remember in the toughest of times~the JOY of the LORD is your STRENGTH! lv and hugs from juge and the family!
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