...ding, ding! Max started dialysis for the second time today. He seems to be doing very well with it so far. His nurse noticed that the site of the dialysis catheter had some puss around it, so they took a culture of it to see if there is an infection. Now that Max is on dialysis, they will be able to add some protein to his diet so that he will gain the weight that he needs to before he gets to come home. As of last night he weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces, so he has lost some over the past couple weeks.
Right now we are just sitting and waiting for him to learn how to drink from a bottle, gain weight and get adjusted with his dialysis before he can come home, so I don't have a whole lot to report (thankfully). Hopefully we will be introducing Max to the outside world by the end of July or early August.
Also, Max is celebrating his 7 week birthday today! He is getting so big so quickly!
Some people have asked me what song is playing in the first video of Max and it's "Swept Away" by The Avett Brothers.
2 comments:
We are so glad your little man is hanging in there and that everything is going well. We'll keep praying that he gains all the weight he needs to come home. We can't wait for that day for you guys.
We love you,
Chris and Jessica
Max has quite a few fans on the BMustangs website!
I posted the link to this blog on the day that the Bob Rowe/CovCath Principal story broke and had to remove it to accomodate the Rowe story.
I was besieged with E/Mails requesting that I put the "Max" link back on the homepage, which I have done, and where it has been a popular feature of our website.
Continued progress from the Brossart Mustangs nation and congratulations to you and Tim, and Max's oh-so-proud Grandma and Gramps Livingston.
Dave Schabell
BBHS
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