February 13 - Oliver keeps us guessing

Mr. Oliver looks good today. He was awake this morning and the nurse brought in a mobile for him to look at. He has to keep socks on his busy hands to stop him from pulling out his cannula and feeding tube. Over the last few days Oliver has been unusually sleepy...but he had a few periods of being awake and interacting with us today :)

We got the results of his bili and it went up a bit...I was SO hoping it would continue to drop! Oliver's platelets were at 14,000 this morning so he didn't get a transfusion until this afternoon. He had a fever last night and his Doctor started him on antibiotics just to be safe. All of the tests that came back today were-you guessed it-NEGATIVE! I'm beginning to think Oliver is incapable of testing positive for anything!

At rounds this morning Oliver's Doctor reported that his respiratory status has improved slightly. The nutritionist raised Oliver's calories again-we are just continuing to take tests and review test results... boy this kid is a tough nut to crack!