Stumped
The doctor’s started Elliot on a special formula, Alimentum, to see if the issue we were having was related to some protein allergy he developed. After not having food for a full day they tried him on it for a few hours, but he didn’t tolerate it at all. So they stopped his feeds again, and put in a central line to provide nutrients and antibiotics.
At this point the doctors are stumped. They can’t quite figure out what’s going on with Elliot’s stomach and his intestines. They’re not ruling out the whole idea about his intestines not getting enough blood flow, but they’re also thinking it may be C-Diff or the protein allergy. They’re gonna try him for 5 days without food, just the IV fluids, then try him on just a little bit of breast milk.
We’ll see how that goes.
On another topic, the countdown to my Macbook Pro has begun. I’ve been itching for a Mac for a very long time and I’ve been waiting on Leopard. 8 days from now Leopard will be released and hopefully my Mac will be close behind. To say I’m stoked is an understatement.
Sorry for the late, abbreviated post, but Sunette has the computer and I’m at my buddy Eric’s having dinner.
