Thursday, August 18, 2011

Long Stay

August 18, 2011

We are still at the hospital and Drew is still continuing to spike a fever, but is doing better. His temperature is actually coming down with Tylenol which it hadn't been doing and he is going longer in-between spikes. His ANC (absolute neutrophil count) is up to 104 and as it continues to climb, we hope the fevers will subside. His vitals are good and his O2 saturation has continued to do just fine. His mucousy cough is almost gone and his lungs sound clear. He is still on 2 different antibiotics and an antifungal just to cover anything that may be causing the fever, but his blood cultures continue to come back negative (which is good). He is still in a lot of pain with the mucositis and mouth sores though, but that does seem to be improving too. They started him on a pain pump today and hopefully that will give him some better relief, so that he can rest. He's been up a lot today, still not wanting to play, but watching tv. We are praying that he will be better soon and we can all be back home together again.

These pictues are all starting to look the same.

6 comments:

  1. Hang in there drew, we are praying and pulling for you!!

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  2. My heart breaks for you Dayna. I have been praying for you Drew and your family. Sara (Armbrust) Wade

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  3. Stay strong little man.....we are praying for you and your family. Denise(Bonney)Corbett

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  4. Get well soon Drew. We are praying for you and your family to be home together.

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  5. Hope you can feel the love from everyone. Stay strong, we know you're a fighter. You're in our prayers.

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  6. prayers and hugs and kisses...

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