Yucky day.

Collin has had a pretty lousy day today. Last night Collin was having a lot of breathing spells and his heart rate kept going down. Finally he had a bad enough spell that they decided to re-intubate him. The doctor's are checking him for any and all sorts of infections. They've stopped feedings and he's just on fluids for now. He's also being pumped full of antibiotics to stave off bacterial infections. The doctors have sent in a couple of blood cultures to test but those take at least 24 hours to manifest. He had a lumbar puncture done to test is spinal fluid for signs of meningitis, but thankfully those tests look clear. Collin's also clear from RSV and the flu which is common for this time of year. Later today he's getting a chest, and abdominal xray, and another ultrasound on his head. The doctor's want to make sure that the ventricles in his brain haven't ballooned out again. His doctor said this is very unlikely because his blood counts are so good, but they're leaving no stone unturned. If all goes well, Collin could be back off of the vent in a couple of days. Hopefully by then we'll know the cause of this setback and take care of it. For now he's been taken out of his crib and put on a heating table, so still no isolet which is good. He's still in an open environment. Right now he's not in clothes but he's nice and swaddled and sedated pretty well. We'll keep you posted.