Pneumonia: Day 116-118

Trying to rest and get better

Benton's infection has gotten worse over the last two days and he now has pneumonia.  In the past few days his secretions got very thick and yellow, and his oxygen requirements went up.  Over night he needed almost 95% oxygen and due to this increased requirement the doctors decided that he needed a chest x-ray.  Unfortunately his chest x-ray showed that he had a small bit of lung collapse as well as liquid on the lungs (i.e. pneumonia).  So the doctors have given him lasix to get the liquid off his lungs as well as increased his ventilator pressures to help re inflate his lungs.  In addition, his fever was worse and the doctors needed to give him Tylenol to assist in breaking his fever, but as of today his fever has broken.  Yay! 

After speaking with the doctors today, they are concerned with Benton's requirement for increased oxygen, but since he is already on antibiotics all we can do is wait and hope for him to get better.  At least he is still the sweet feisty boy we know and love and that keeps us hopeful that he will make a quick recovery.

Please send your thoughts and prayers that Benton beats this infection and gets rid of his pneumonia quickly without losing all of the ground he has gained in the past few weeks.  We need loving thoughts to help him beat this latest hurdle.

Today is Benton's due date....he is officially full term!