SharonWatt

I can't believe that it's been almost 2 weeks since my last post and very little has changed.
Matthew's condition since his second operation has remained stable. He was taken off the ventilator on the 5 December and onto oxygen. All his medication had also been removed and we have just been trying to wait patiently for the bile in his stomach to clear so that he can begin feeding.
My son and daughter-in-law are sitting with what feels like gallons of breast milk, expressed and labelled in their freezer waiting for the hospital to ask for it.
On Monday, 8 December they detected some fluid build up in his smaller left lung. Blood tests showed signs of a possible infection and he was put onto a 10-day course of antibiotics and is having physiotherapy daily.
On Thursday, x-rays were done to investigate the possible cause of the ongoing bile which is being sucked from his stomach into a little bottle next to him. The pediatrician and Professor suspect a blockage of sort and are planning to operate sometime this weekend.
At lunchtime today, the nurses began prepping him for surgery and we rushed through to be at the hospital...... for nothing. They were unable to find an anesthetist at such short notice and surgery has now been postponed until tomorrow, Sunday, morning. Surgery will be to investigate and clear the suspected blockage.
The doctor also seems a bit concerned that his left lung has still not re-inflated - I'm not sure what the plan is about this, we will just wait to hear.