It's Erika updating (11:46 am)
Last night Toby started having some problems when he ate. Milk would come out of his nose and at least one time he had projectile vomit. Of course the first concern is that his shunt is malfunctioning. Then this morning he was having a little trouble breathing and his cry was really weak. Carrie and Bruce decided to take Toby to the ER to get things checked out. I just got a phone call from Bruce and the doctors have ruled out problems with the shunt. Their thoughts right now are that he has a respiratory virus like RSV or bronchitis. Toby is going to be kept over night for evaluation. They will decide tomorrow what to do next. Thankfully, the doctors don't seem overly concerned, they just want to keep an eye on him.
(9:00 pm)
Last night Toby started having some problems when he ate. Milk would come out of his nose and at least one time he had projectile vomit. Of course the first concern is that his shunt is malfunctioning. Then this morning he was having a little trouble breathing and his cry was really weak. Carrie and Bruce decided to take Toby to the ER to get things checked out. I just got a phone call from Bruce and the doctors have ruled out problems with the shunt. Their thoughts right now are that he has a respiratory virus like RSV or bronchitis. Toby is going to be kept over night for evaluation. They will decide tomorrow what to do next. Thankfully, the doctors don't seem overly concerned, they just want to keep an eye on him.
(9:00 pm)
I just got off the phone with Carrie and so I thought I would write an update. She said Toby's RSV test came back negative. His lungs sound good, but he is still having some problems keeping his oxygen saturation numbers up and so they have put him on oxygen. Because his lungs sound good, but his cry is weak and he is obviously having trouble breathing, the doctors think there may be some swelling in his trachea.
Tomorrow Toby is scheduled to have a swallow study. If this is like the swallow study my son, Evan, had, they will feed him different consistencies and watch on a live x-ray to see how he handles them. They want to see if he aspirates any of it.
The hardest part right now for Carrie is that she is not able to feed him. The doctors want to see if his breathing gets better if he isn't nursing. He has an IV in right now to keep him hydrated.
Pray for rest for Carrie (who is staying at the hospital and not able to feed her baby) and Toby (who has to sleep at the hospital and is not getting fed)!
