Day 25; Leaky tube!

Since we haven't updated the blog in a few days, we figured we will just combine the last few days all in this single post. Sorry for the slack, we have just been very very busy and have not had time to update it. Anyways....little Liam is currently at 2 lbs, 7 ozs. He has been put on antibiotics over the past few days due to suspicions (sp?) of a Urinary Tract Infection. The urine culture is going to the lab tonight and we will have the results within the next 24-48 hours. His lipids (fats) and TPN have been lowered due to the increased amount of feeds he has been getting. He no longer requires the IV fluids as frequently as he used to. He is, however, getting Lasiks, to help drain any excess fluid that may be dormant in his lungs. They don't think there is any in there, but they are treating it just incase. The ventilator is still in his lungs, and he has been experiencing a "leak", or a detection that the tube is not quite the right size for his little throat, but the doctors do not want to chance putting a bigger tube in due to the fact that the damage to the vocal chords from the bigger tube is a greater risk than the leak itself. So for now he has been requiring anywhere from 40-60% O2 levels. Keep praying that little man will be able to overcome the ventilator and breath on his own, simply because it will be the best solution for him altogether. In general, Liam is still progressing daily and still has his stubborn little attitude, which we love about him :). Thank you all for checking this blog, and again we apologize for not updating for a few days. We appreciate the hopes and prayers! Update again ASAP!

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