Greetings.
We rushed to the hospital this morning to see if there was any additional news on Elsa. When we arrived the doctor brought us in to his office. There he showed us the x-rays of Elsa's intestines. He explained that the x-ray showed her large intestine was a bit enlarged but it did not have the indicators of NEC. He indicated that there would be a follow-up x-ray at noon, six and on Monday morning to monitor. His early preliminary diagonosis was that she may have something obstructing or narrowing of the colon that is causing some backing up to occur. This was very good news as NEC is not good. At noon the x-ray came back and affirmed the doctor's diagnosis. They are not 100% certain that Elsa doesn't have NEC so they will continue to monitor and have already begun her antibiotics treatment. Her feeds are off and she is back on IV nutrition. With all that being said, she looked relaxed with a soft pinkish glow. The nurses give great hugs and we remain ever hopeful that this is a hiccup for Elsa. We will know more in the next 48 hours.
Jonas remains stable. He fought me with the strength of a 1000 lions while I tried to change his diaper. Good boy. He's a fighter.
We pray for continued healing for Jonas and Elsa's lungs, brain, and intestines.
Pictures (1. Jonas gettings some mouth care--imagine all the arms and legs moving in motion; 2. Elsa on saturday night before a mega diaper extravaganza; 3. Jonas on saturday chilling out after care; 4. Jonas after the diaper battle today; 5 & 6. Elsa today.
God Bless,
Dan & Mari & Jonas & Elsa
We will continue our prayers; hang in there!
ReplyDeleteOkay, we continue to pray daily; and that this is a "hiccup". They look so cute in the pictures:)
ReplyDeleteLove, Jane and Ralph