New bumps on the ROAD

This picture was taken last Feb. 4th. He was very sedated because he wiggles a lot. He almost remove his breathing tube.

It has been a while since the last time I updated my blog about my son's health condition. Three days ago, the doctor found out from the result of the CT Scan that he might have infection in his lungs, aside from the infection in his bone (sternum). The CT Scan result there was some fluid sac in his lung that might be another infection. The infection control doctor thought that it might be the same kind of infection that he got after the surgery which is MRSA. They told us that it might just the onset of the infection called emphima ( a fluid sac in his lungs). The same night that Gerald had the heart CAT (Feb. 3) he had a bronchioscophy (can't spell) where they look at inside of GJ's throat upto his left bronchus and they flashed it with saline solution. The instrument that the doctor used (I can't remember the name of the instrument) it was a long tiny black rubbery tube with camera and suction attached at the tip of the tube. When they flashed inside the throat it suction the fluid out. They did this to see if the fluid sac of his lungs is an infection. They sent the fluid that they got out from his lungs to the laboratory for culture, and so far it came back negative. What a relief.
Also, there was a test that was done yesterday. This test (I forgot what it's called, but they used a x-ray to get the fluid in the right spot in his lungs) is to figure out if the pleural cavity around his lungs is also infected. The same thing that they did, they get fluid sample and sent to the laboratory for culture. The result is not out yet. It takes two to three days to know the result for culture. They did the gram staining process and the result was negative for any bacteria. This is another good news.
So far, Gerald is feeling better, but he is still intubated. He opens his eyes and just stares on the selling which make us scared. But the doctor told us that he was just drug up. He hasn't have the prn medication (make him sleep) for more than twenty four hours, so I suspected that the night stuff last Wednesday night gave him to much of sleeping juice. I was not a big deal though , but he scared us when he opened his eyes and stared at nowhere. I hope all his test result will be negative for any bacteria.
I have been doing a novena to the DIVINE MERCY which ate Elaine gave me through the multiply website. Today is the third day. I said to my novena that I will do this for three consecutive days and also say my intention. I do believe that God is listening, because I can see a little progress to my son's health condition.

PRAISE TO OUR GOD!