Austin had a great day yesterday and so far today! As you can see in the pictures, we've been able to get out and go on some wagon rides! At this point, we are just hanging out and monitoring.
3 biggest things:
1. His CRP (inflammation marker) is down to 5.67. It was 6.7 upon arrival to the ER on Friday and 10.4 Saturday morning. Dr. Greene was very excited to see the significant decrease in 1 day!
2. There are three blood cultures (that were drawn after the initial positive) which are still "cooking". One from Friday night, one from Saturday afternoon and one from this morning. So far, all three are negative. These take time, but we are optimistic since the Friday night one is still negative.
3. He is acting like his normal self, did not require any oxygen overnight and has not had any fevers.
All of this is the BEST news possible! Austin will remain inpatient through Tuesday or Wednesday for IV antibiotics and to ensure all of the blood/line infection is completely gone. The first cultures should be almost done growing and that will tell the doctors EXACTLY what strains of bacteria were the cause. Once that happens the doctors will most likely switch him from the broad spectrum antibiotic he's currently on to one more specific for the bacteria.
A HUGE shout out to Brian and Heather (our PHS nurse who was with Austin on Friday)! Dr. Greene told me this morning she gives all the credit to getting him here quickly and beginning treatment immediately. This could've been an even more terrible and scary situation, but because of their quick actions, Austin had every opportunity to recover quickly and without the need to surgically remove his Broviac (IV line). I can't put into words how grateful we are for Austin's team at home and here at Children's!
And thank you to all of you for your thoughts and prayers! They're working, keep them coming and hopefully we can get back home soon! Home has never sounded so amazing!
Love and Hugs,
Tara and Brian
Max and Austin
Good news! Keep it coming, Austin
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