Updates

We have a few things to update...

Mason is no longer on his heavy duty antibiotics. His white cell count is returning to normal and he is almost back to himself. The docs figured that the infection came from his broviac IV line in his left leg. Once they removed the line, things improved.

Mason has once again surprised us all and decided that he doesn't need any oxygen support or flow support. He spent so much time with his cannula's out of his nose and one night they even ended up in his mouth! He sat's were still fine so we decided to trial him without oxygen. He has been without it for almost 24 hours and is still doing great. In order to come home without oxygen he must go for 2 or 3 days without any major desat's when he gets upset.

Mason also passed his swallow study. This means he is allowed to feed by bottle up to 10cc's every 3 hours. He seems interested in the bottle, but just not able to coordinate everything yet. It is great to see him try and he seems to get better every day. Once he becomes proficient in bottle feeding, the docs may consider pulling back the NJ tube into his stomach and feeding him that way.

He has also passed his initial hearing test. This means he can't ignore his parents :) I am sure this also means he and Buster will have contests to see who is louder. At first I would have said Buster, but after what we heard today I would say that Mason could give him a run for his money!

The countdown to discharge is on. The docs are informing us that if all goes well it will be somewhere between Friday and Monday.