tomorrow

Well, looks like home is set for tomorrow. When I got to the hospital today, I thought he looked really puffy and swollen. He was also requiring 50% oxygen support, which is high for him. He was cleared by his immunologist from a lymph node standpoint, cleared by his pulmonologist from a lung standpoing, and cleared by the attending developmental pediatrician BUT mommy felt like something was off. The intensivist (ICU attending doctor) was doing rounds and I wanted him to take a peek. The nurse practitioner went back and looked at his chart and saw that Malachi is actually positive from a fluid standpoint by like 400 ml. That's quite a bit. So they did a chest x-ray to be certain that the fluid wasn't collecting around his lungs and it actually seemed better from the last x-ray that had been taken a few weeks ago. So that's encouraging. Hopefully with an extra dose of lasix and possible another diuretic as well, Malachi will pee some of that fluid out and be set for home tomorrow morning!