One week

We are going to be here for a week. They are not letting us go home until everything is figured out. Hallelujah!

They are also going to change his tube.

Last night was horrible. The dr said he wanted Maddox to receive his tube feeding and have any nausea treated so he could get some calories and nutrition. I don't think he realized just how bad things had gotten with the vomiting.

They started the feeding at 7:00 and by 7:30 he started retching and having horrible diarrhea. At one point he was in the bathroom doing both at the same time. We used pull ups, but it just leaked everywhere. He was miserable. He was given meds, they tried auctioning, nothing worked. This continued until 3:00am, when the resident finally agreed to stop the feeding. Maddox didn't need any more meds and he slept. He did have diarrhea, but it was very mild, and didn't leak.

It was a horrible night, but everyone saw just how bad it gets. And it all happened just as I had been describing it to them. The nurses couldn't believe it. And the nurses were/are amazing! Oh my gosh. We have been blessed with exceptional nurses and aids. The doctor is also willing to think outside the box.

Today they tried his feedings at a very slow rate, but he started getting sick again, so they stopped the feeding and went to straight pedialyte. He has been tolerating it well and napping peacefully.

My prayer is that all these difficulties lead the doctors to the source of his troubles.

His nurse that admitted us yesterday just stopped in to see how he was doing. She has to work on a different floor tonight, but wanted to check on him.

I am relieved and a little anxious as well.

I am disappointed that we missed the big storm though!! I was so excited for that storm and had plans with the kids. There is only a couple inches here and it looks like a lot of it is melting already. Talk about boring. However, a little "boring" in our life is probably just what we need.