Today we had some good news and some bad news. Bad news first, they got the test results for H1N1 back and it was negative. Great that he doesn't have H1N1, but that means the doctors have reached a complete dead end. They've tested him for everything they would expect it to be. And now it is basically too late to run any more tests because whatever the virus may have been, it is gone now. I'm not sure if there are any paths the doctors are planning to take to find out what the problem was, but they haven't indicated any other plans. Thankfully we are at a research hospital so this is the best place to be in this situation, but that doesn't guarantee anything. I just know as Elijah's mom, if I take him home without ever knowing what caused this I will have no idea how to prevent it and that is extremely frightening for me. Considering how fast this escalated, I never want to be anywhere close to this situation again.
The good news I have is great news! They've started to wean his ventilator and his sedation and it looks like it may go quicker than we originally expected. They've been working on weaning both all day and our nurse told us tonight if things continue as they are they may have him weaned off of sedation by tomorrow night and then extubated (taken off the ventilator) by Thursday morning. That is such an encouragement! Every time they give us an original time frame, Elijah has just blown them away with how quickly he is improving. We know that is totally due to God's power and everyone's prayers. Have I mentioned how incredibly thankful we are?!? I don't think I can ever say it enough!
Today we got to see Elijah a little bit more awake at some moments. He was responding to our voices and looking towards us, but still couldn't focus his eyes at all. But let me tell you, after having our son in an induced coma for 9 days, even the smallest movement is so amazing to us. We are so excited for tomorrow and hoping that bit by bit he will be more and more aware of what's going on. Just to make eye contact with him is the best thing I can imagine right now.
We are thrilled by his improvement, but there is still a lot to get through. Please continue to remember him in your prayers. And right now please pray for the doctors that they will be able to discover what has caused all of this. Thank you!
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