The past few days have been quite long and stressful, and unfortunately at this time we do not have any real answers on Cooper. All of his bacterial cultures and viral screens have come back negative, which is very frustrating for the doctors. His white blood cell count has increased and is almost back to normal, but his platelets have continued to decrease. His skin is also red and puffy, and seems sensitive. He is still on CPAP and his As and Bs have gotten better, but he is still having them. He has seemed more active and responsive today, and has cried a lot more, which is a good sign. They also performed a heart echo, chest/belly x-ray, and head ultrasound that all came back normal. Our doctor is very frustrated that they cannot figure out what is going on and today decided to get a consult from the Infectious Disease team to see if they can provide any suggestions or come up with any other ideas. if they don't have any recommendations, he will consult with the hematology team. We are very concerned for Cooper and are just ready for him to get better. It is very hard to see our sweet boy, who was so healthy a few days ago, so sick now. Please pray for him to get better and for the wonderful doctors at this hospital to figure out the best way to help him.
As far as Kinley goes...Dr. Mandy made the decision to put her back on CPAP. Her carbon dioxide and bicarbonate levels were still elevated today, and he thinks that in the long run, this will be best for her. Right now he is saying that we will try this for 2 weeks, then check and see how her levels are. We are comfortable with his decision and hopeful that this will help her lungs grow a little more. Obviously, Kinley was very unhappy and angry when they put her back on it this morning and when she is not sleeping she remains pretty feisty, but overall she is doing well.
Thank you so much for all of your continued prayers and support, it truly means the world to us!
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