Just a quick update as many of you are wondering how the little man is doing. He is in such pain and has cried so much that his little voice is hoarse. It is so unnerving that I have to hold my baby in my arms, forcing the feed into his belly and I'm completely helpless to make him more comfortable.
The culture came back positive for a strep & E. coli infection. It makes sense, since his button leaks so much and the gastric juices have pretty much kept the area of skin around the button moist since the first case of cellulitis reared it's ugly head. As if we haven't waited long enough, we are still waiting for the sensitivities results before we can treat it effectively. In the interim, we have started a dose of Augmentin (a form of amoxicillin) and he's back on Carafate (coats the stomach lining to heal gastritis). If the lab tells us the sensitivity results and this strain of E. Coli and/or strep are resistant to Augmentin we will have to get him on a different antibiotic stat. He's still taking his usual prevacid (for reflux) and of course the round of Tamiflu that was started this weekend. We've been treating his fever with alternating Tylenol and Motrin. It's just a pharmacy here in Arlington!
There is a possibility if the cellulitis cannot be controlled that he will need to be admitted to the hospital for I.V. antibiotic treatment. We're hoping to avoid any hospital visits this Turkey Day. However, if it becomes the worst case scenario at least it can probably be a one day thing. We are also taking him to the surgeon next week to see whether the actual hole for the button needs to be surgically revised....since it's been causing so many problems. Think healing thoughts for Noodles.
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