Sorry I didn't update this morning! I didn't have any new news, then.....We got to the hospital and pretty quickly the Dr. came in. I had a bad feeling when I saw him. He told us that Bryce's red blood count was slowly falling and they (the group of ICU Drs.) decided he would need a transfusion. WHAT? My stomach immediatly flip flopped. I was so nervous. Of course he told us not to worry, it is fairly common in the ICU, not risky at all, yada yada yada. I was still scared. I didn't want some stranger's blood in my baby (but thank you to all you 'strangers' out there who donate blood!) It turned out fine (so far). I think if he was going to have a bad reaction to the blood, he would have already done so. His heart rate had also increased over night and blood pressure had dropped a little bit and both of those have returned to more normal numbers since the transfusion. That makes us optimistic the cause of all this (lower blood count, higher heart rate, lower blood pressure) was a result of anemia and not infection. He hasn't had any fevers and very little congestion. They tried for the 3rd time to 'de-paralyze' Mr. Wild and Crazy Duke and it didn't work for the 3rd time. Our nurse felt like they would only try one more time, but the Dr. said they would probably try every day. Who knows. Time will tell, but I really think they could try every day with the same results, he wants out of there! I was able to cut his nails today and the nurse told me where she keeps the vaseline for his lips, so I felt like I could 'mommy' him a little bit more today than I have been in the last couple of days. He is getting 35ccs an hour of breastmilk. That is the maximum they will give him. It is = to 26 ozs a day!!! I don't pump that much on a normal day but luckily I have a good stash in the freezer. He is still pretty swollen and really doesn't look like my Brycie. But of course he is still the cutest baby in the unit!
Knock on wood, we have been allowed to stay back with him during all of the normal visiting hours. Hopefully we will get to be with him from 8-10 tonight too.
Please pray for all the children and families who have children in the PICU. There are 19 beds in there and the sickest of the sick in the state of AL and beyond are in there. Some of the stories you hear in passing are so tragic, so please pray not only for Bryce to heal but for everyone else in there. There is an unspoken bond between all of the parents in there and I feel close to them, even though I haven't spoken to many of them. The lady next to us got to hold her baby today for the first time in over a week, I'm so jealous, but also so happy for her at the same time.
Anthony and I had all of our siblings, their spouses and boys and our parents there at one time today. It was great to see them all and feel the love they have for us and for Bryce.
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Just checkin' in with you guys today. I am so sorry that you had a scare this morning, but I am glad that things are ok thus far as far as the blood in concerned. We are praying for you all and will continue to do so and check in on you daily!
we have you in our prayers. keep fighting and stay stronge little guy! Thank you for doing such a great job keeping us updated on him! You are doing a wonderful job helping him during this time. try to get some rest (i hated hearing this while izzy was sick becuase it seemed impossible) but it is needed. if you need anything let us know, we have some family in the bham. we used some musice to help calm izzy but she fought the breathing tube the whole time also. it is hard to watch your child in the icu. if you need to vent our just talk my email is wyndilee@yahoo.com
stay strong and know your doing a wonderful job! i am happy you got to baby him today:)
Please know that Bryce and all the young children are being prayed for, as well as the families. Stay positive because God is in control. I read about little Bryce needing blood and that is what keeps me giving blood every 60 days, to help and bless someone else. I will keep you all in my prayers...take care....be blessed! Karen Mitchell(IP)
Hey Brooke, Anthony & Bryce! We have been thinking about you! I am glad the blood transfusion went well and I am sure Bryce will be back to playing really soon. Love, Heather & Evan
B, Duke, and Bryce,
Still thinking of you and praying for you. Stay strong! Love you!
Kelley, the rest of the Fams, and Luke
Hey Brooke - I am so glad for the updates. Seems the man upstairs is keeping a close eye on Bryce. We will continue to pray for everything to go well and for you guys to be back home soon. David says he needs Bryce "up and running" so he'll have more guys to play with in our playgroup.
Our thoughts and prayers - Michelle and David
Hey all....Charles and I did not know of the surgery until late Saturday. What a shock we had. I had such a horrible at week at work, I had not even thought about checking the blog. Not expecting the surgery until 18th. You know we are sending our deepest prayers to all of you. I also have many friends who are doing the same. One of my best friends, an older lady, who is Catholic, said Bryce would be her special prayer at Christmas Eve Mass. It made me cry knowing she would do that for us....for you...for Bryce. Not posting anything on here prior to this doesn't mean we aren't constantly checking now.........I'm so computer illiterate I didn't know how!! DUH!!!! We hope by the end of the week you will be settled into a room. With that in mind, we plan on coming to see y'all on Saturday....am sure will be afternoon. Even if we can't come into the room, a picture will be great, just to share with G & G to let them see everything is OK. Will call before we come....to see what we can bring you. Hope you are able to feel the big comfortable hug we are giving you right now....Love, Sandra and Charles
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