October 19, 2008

I am making this very short because Tim and I are both scared out of our minds and mentally and physically exhausted. And frankly I don't feel like going into full details tonight.

Max isn't doing as well as we would like. They are giving him some oxygen with the nasal cannula to help him with this oxygen saturation levels. The xray that they took yesterday morning was a little worse than the one on Friday morning. He is pulling and tugging VERY hard and it gets him very upset and frustrated that he can't breath without struggling. Umm... They are trying a higher concentration on his dialysis solution, but it didn't seem to do the trick as of yesterday or today so now they are trying something called Lasiks. This is a drug that helps pull excess fluid off of the body. Bad thing is that this drug isn't as effective with people who have kidney failure, so they flat out said they are not thinking that it's going to work. Needless to say, we have no idea why he is holding onto so much fluid and we have no idea what the next step will be to get it off.

Our biggest fear is that Max will give up on trying to breath. We will talk to his main nephrologist tomorrow to see what his thoughts are. I am hoping they will do another xray to see how it looks. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep him in your prayers. He is really struggling and right now he just needs all the prayers he can get.

I'll keep you posted.

9 comments:

Floridians said...

We are praying for Max. Keep fighting little man! We are praying for you and Tim too. Stay strong. God will answer those prayers.

Kristina, Cory, and Anna

Lisa said...

We got your blog information in an email today.. I am so thankful we did. WE are praying for your strength as parents and for the strength of your beautiful angel Max. He is so cute!!! Stay strong and tons of prayers are going up for all of you!!!!


The Brannen's
John, Lisa, Katelyn & Jaylee

Anonymous said...

Tim & Beth,

We are constantly praying for you and MAX! We already know he is a fighter, and we know he'll pull through as he always has. We pray for strength for both you and MAX and have asked the Good Lord to wrap his loving arms around him. Max is so lucky to have the two of you as parents. Keep your spirits up and know the prayers never stop!!!!
Love Michael, Dom, Jake, Brady, Hannah & Zach

Rachael Schirano \\ Rachael Schirano Photography said...

i am always praying for max, but will pray even harder tonight...

Rachael Schirano \\ Rachael Schirano Photography said...

i posted tonight on my blog asking all of my readers to pray for max...i didn't include a link to your site because i wasn't sure how you would feel about it, but i want you to know that there will be even more people praying tonight! stay strong...we are praying for you and especially for max!

Anonymous said...

Have confidence that he is in the best place receiving the best care possible.

We'll continue to keep everyone on the Max team in our prayers!

Dave Schabell
BBHS

Anonymous said...

We are praying now more than ever. I can only imagine how hard this must be on all of you, but know that Max always pulls through. We'll pray you get good news today and going forward - Happy Birthday Beth!

We love you,
Chris and Jessica

Anonymous said...

Hey hon, I will definitely keep ya in my prayers... There's no giving up! You two I know are amazing parents and hopefully he'll come home with you guys again very soon! (btw - the pics of lil Max are so freakin cute!!!!) I guess he gets his good looks from his mommy haha jk Tim!
Love you both!
Ashley

Anonymous said...

Prayers are going out. Max is a fighter! Hope your you get a healthier little boy for your birthday...