Max was a bit cranky today. When we visited him, he had been without any food in his tummy for 24 hours. Despite being obviously cranky, he was breathing really, really well. He has been at room air for the last 2 days, except for those moments where he's at his crankiest while being poked and prodded. His requirements then are still far lower than the 30-40 they used to need to give him, so he's doing quite well. Today, he has had x-rays and an ultrasound to find that nothing is really wrong with his innards. They're still giving him antibiotics and waiting for other test results to see if anything is officially "wrong" or if the blood in his stool is simply a result of his hernia or a benign-ish tear in his rectum. Whether or not this affects his surgery date, we don't know. At any rate, it's important to note that Max is not at all acting sick. Just before they started with all these tests and his fasting, he was at his most interactive, most exciting and most cute. This gives the medical staff (and his parents) the confidence that he's most likely fine and that the issues are as minor as they can be.
In the next little bit, Max may actually get to go for a trip to have an MRI done at Health Sciences Centre to give him a once over. Before they do that, however, they want his MRSA issue to be in check. They have started treating him for it with some goop they put in his nose (he does not love that), so hopefully he'll start testing negative for it soon.
He was cute and gorgeous today, in case anyone was wondering.
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