Weight Check

It has been a busy week with the increased breathing treatments and supplementing feedings.

The good news:

The tests done Friday at the U of M were all negative for infection and nothing grew in the cultures. The nurse said they had ruled out the most unpleasant possibilities. I think this means the weight loss is attributable to an imbalance between his caloric intake and needs.

He weighed in today at the pediatrician's as 8 lbs 11 ounces- up 4 ounces from Friday. The extra calories seem to be doing their job and he was pronounced to be quite healthy.

So at this point we are planning to go ahead with the hernia surgery Monday morning in Toledo. We need to arrive early as it is scheduled for 9:15. It will be outpatient unless the anesthesiologist decides to keep him overnight. (I've been told this is a possibility because of his reduced lung function.)

God is good; we are thanking Him for His mercies so far.