Little Spence

As of Sunday Spence has been diagnosed as Septic, which means he has an infection in his blood. He has been fighting really hard and so far we have had some progress where the infection is concerned. Since he was diagnosed as being septic, protocall dictates that he needed to be tested for meningitis. The way they test for that is by doing a Spinal Tap. They did the Spinal tap on Spence monday. The fluid from the Spinal Tap was clear, so it looks like he will be clear of meningitis but they still wanted to send the culture off to make sure all was well. Since Spence has been fighting the infection he is back on the Vent and doing well, his numbers are good. The rate Spence is on is 38 and the O2 Concentration is in the upper 50's-60%. The reason his O2 concentration is so high is due to his little intestines being dilated and full of air. The Nurse last night said that this might just be a side effect of the infection, but it could also be due to another blockage. Today I was informed that they will need to put in a central line because Spence's little veins are to weak to handle any more IV's. The Broviac line will be put in by Dr. Glasser (i think) sometime today or tonight. This will be good because the central lines can stay in longer and it will keep Spence from having to be poked, they will also be able to give him more nutrition through the central line. As of right now Spence is not being fed due to residuals, they are thinking that Spence is having residuals due to the excess air in his little tummy. So for now it is IV fluids and fat in a tube for Spence. He is now weighing in at 3 pounds 4 ounces he is looking nice and pink. The date for him to come home will most likely be moved to some time in September due to this little set back, but we will know more later on in the month of July. Thank you for praying for Spence and our family, we are greatfull to have the support.