Yeaterday was an interesting day. G's kidney function went back to normal, which we are really happy about. His recovery, sparing his gut complication, is going quite well. He had a bunch of tubes and wires removed, and now only has two iv sites, an oxygen sat probe, and a central line in.
The only reason we are still in ICU is the gut complication. He had another bloody diaper two nights ago, and one more yesterday afternoon. The blood is getting darker (so not fresh) and the volume smaller, but there is still quite a bit of it. It gives him the smelliest farts.
He was given a diuretic which ended up driving his potassium too low, so his heart rhythm got a little wonky. Once his potassium got topped up, he was fine.
The biggest issue is that he can't eat anything by mouth until his poop is normal. He is so hangry. He only wanted mom and dad last night, so I spent the night in icu with him. The intensivist on last night was eager to see if we could settle him with creature comforts instead of drugs, which I was thankful for.
Today he had a normal poop (Yay! ) but poor urine output (boo! ) They want to check his creatinine levels again, but his central line won't give up any blood. I am not sure what they will try as they are avoiding poking him again.
We got the ok from general surgery to give a little tylenol and Pedia sure by mouth. He had 10 ml of the pediasure and loved it! If he tolerates it, he can have 15 ml in a few hours. We are going slow to go easy on the gut.
His next bed neighbour got to go upstairs today after two very tense weeks in icu. We are so happy for them!
That's all for now. I am heading back in to see him.
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