Friday, January 29, 2010
ICU Again
Well, we're back in the ICU again. Actually, not technically the NICU, but the Level 2 Nursery. The neurosurgeons drained the fluid from Paton's swelling on his back, tested it, and found out he has some kind of bacterial infection. They are going to monitor him here for a day or 2 (or ... ?) and try to determine whether the swelling was indeed caused only by the infection, or whether it may be a build-up of cerebro-spinal fluid. If it is, he may still need a shunt. But at least, they're being careful. His head continues to be free from hydrocephalus, which is wonderful. We're going home tonight, and then coming back very early in the morning to try to catch the neuro. We were home for a week and a day. Hopefully next time it'll be longer! :) I took a picture of the really little guy in a really big ER bed, which I'll try to post sometime.
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