Once Brie and I got back to see Colby it turns out his day hasn't been quite as bad as his daddy made out. He is still stable and his nurse said his day was actually pretty good other than them messing with him.
They did change him over to the oscillating ventillator which is better for him in the long run anyway. The oscillator constantly blows tiny puffs of air into his lungs which will cause less long-term damage to his lungs. The original vent blows a number of breaths per minute depending on the rate. While he was on that rate of 60 there much more risk of long term damage.
His blood pressure was a little low and his urine output wasn't quite as good as they like. They did put him back on the dopamine to help raise his BP a little and to help his urine output. They will probably start weening him off very soon.
The little guy's skin is starting to dryout and crack. They did put some vaseline gause under his arms to help keep the friction of hm moving around from tearing the skin. They are also going to put a little lotion on him to help stop the cracking.
There is the possibility that some of this agitation is being caused by some type of infection. They have started the antibiotics as a precautionary until they get his cultures back. It will take couple of days to get the tests back and if they come back negative they will take him off the antibiotics. If the tests come back positive he will probably be on the antibiotics for 7 to 10 days.
When we got to the hospital they were working on Colby and one of the nurses came out to talk to and gave us this long list of things that were going on. It is so hard not to think the worst.
Thank you all for answering the call for prayer. It means everything to Brie and I. Please continue praying and my God bless you all.
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