Not the news we were hoping for, but late last night the hospitalist woke me up to tell me Austin's blood cultures that were drawn from his (Broviac) IV line earlier in the day had come back positive for 2 different bacterias. They immediately switched his antibiotic to one that would treat these bacteria more effectively.
He had a fabulous and uneventful night! Today Austin is in good spirits, playing with his toys, clapping and giggling! So this is great news (and much easier for Mom and Dad to digest all of this when he's happy)!
Going home this weekend is no longer a reality! The doctors told us they will take blood cultures daily and Austin needs to have 2 consecutive days of negative results. The bacteria that tested positive are found in the gut, so the infection occurred internally and they have no reason to believe it was anything anyone did externally (skin) with the line. Big sigh of relief for all of us who access the line. He will continue the IV antibiotics every 8 hours and as the cultures provide more information (they're "cooking" right now), they may need to adjust.
Otherwise, we're sticking to Austin's normal medications and routines as much as possible and as he tolerates. So far so good! Ideally, we could be back home Wednesday or Thursday!
Thanks again for everyone's love and support! We don't love this new development and yesterday was pretty scary, however, it does provide a lot of answers and he's getting the care he needs! Our home away from home is a bittersweet blessing! We feel all your love, support and prayers!
Sincerely,
Tara and Brian
Max and Austin
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