We just got back from the hospital. For those of you that didn't know, they did a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) on Braden to check if his infection had spread to his spine. This is a painful test, but we got the results today and no meningitis, no spinal infection. He also was cleared of any infection in his intestines, turns out he has something called a anal fissure. It is basically little tears in the anus which was causing his bleeding. I am sure this isn't fun, but fully treatable, and much better than the alternatives. To correct this, they are going to keep him off of his formula until Tuesday and they will give him a stool softener. We were worried he might lose weight being on his IV again, but he has actually kept his weight and gained a few grams last night. He is still about 2lbs 2.5 oz. He was resting well today, his oxygen level was just a bit high. His lungs seem to be having the most difficulty at the present. His X-rays have showed signs of one doing most of the work, while the other underinflating. They are just still very immature and will grow stronger in time with help from medication and breathing treatments. We are very confident that Braden is doing well, just with a few minor setbacks. He has the best doctors and nurses we could ask for. All in all we had a positive day, more good news than bad, so we'll take that.
Steve & Annie
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