Black Friday

Around 8pm Thanksgiving Day, Josh's blood pressure started dropping. They moved him to PICU to monitor his blood pressure and other vital signs. His blood pressure was low enough that they started him on heart meds and did an echo cardiogram. His heart function was within normal ranges with the heart meds. They added another antibiotics and gave him platelets and 2 units of blood.

They needed to put 2 more IV lines in his arms to get all of the medication in him. At one point he had 10 different medications going and a couple of meds waiting. Within  few hours (by 2am) he started feeling better.

While some people were camping out waiting to get some deals at the local mall, we were camping out trying to negotiate our way out of the hospital. This morning they told us that his blood culture was already growing something, so they felt like they caught it early. He is feeling pretty good this afternoon, although they have restricted his diet until he is doing a little better.

They are weening him off of his heart medication hourly as his heart function improves.  They have told us they he may need to stay here for 7-10 day to make sure that he recovers completely.

Thank you for your continued prayer.