Went to see Dad. The doctors said that they thought the bleeding might be coming from the cavity that surrounds his lungs. This cavity is where normally the lungs are provided moisture to ensure proper function. They inserted a tube into this space to see what drainage would come out.
They were shocked really is all the nurse could say. She said from the amount of blood and fluid loss from that space and how it overflowed out of there so quickly, that this area is definitely at least a contributing factor to the blood loss. In addition, she said that it gave off an odor that could only be blamed on bacterial growth in that area.
We are hoping this is where the infection is! If they have found it they can hopefully get it under control. They are going to culture the samples and they said they will know something soon about that.
The chest xray they took yesterday also gave them a clue that this might be a problem area because his lungs weren't inflating all the way.
His fever went up today and they have him on the cooling blanket again. He didnt look too happy or too pleasant at all when we went in a bit ago... but hopefully this discovery is a step in the right direction to him getting better.
There have definitely been some angels surrounding us today. You know, sometimes people just are so amazingly good. It goes without saying how much we love all of you. Thank you for everything... we just continue to be amazed by God's goodness just pouring over our family. Thank you --- these words aren't even close to being enough... but thank you.
All my love
Meg
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Hi Bradleys! I hope this gets to you, as I am not computer savvy at all. We,as well as our church are praying for Mark and all of you, also. I know that there is always something new happening with him, but we know God is in control of it all. Blessings to all of you. Tell Sharon and Waymon we are praying for them too!
Jim and Dianne (Jen's grandparents)
Betty and Meg,
Really like your additions to the blog with the pictures and love seeing Mark's smile!! Great to hear the placement of the trach went well. A special thanks also goes to those folks in NICU for being on the ball and finding the bleeding and infection sites. That is definitely good news because now they can culture the bacteria and get him on the best antibiotic for that particular organism.
Love Janet (Mark's cousin)
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