Hey everyone, good news! Praise God, Eli is home!Thank God, the tide turned quickly this morning as test results came in, and the pediatric infectious disease specialist got a good look at Eli's records and Eli himself. Except for one test that we don't yet have results for, Eli's bloodwork showed no signs of concern. Bottom line, the infectious disease doc felt that he could send us home with a powerful oral antibiotic that would fight the infection in Eli's foot, which at this time appears to be staph (not MRSA, but some type of staph). He saw no advantage to keeping us in the hospital for observation, and the IV antibiotics did not contribute very well to Eli's rest and/or recovery. (or ours! He had 5 things hooked up to him...)When the docs examined Eli, they were confounded by the number of health issues he has faced in his 4.5 months; they place their greatest confidence in kids who exude health & energy by outward signs in addition to test results which show no real reason for concern. Thus, even with his history, they really don't feel he has a problem with his immune system or any problem with his blood / bloodstream. Praise God!
We have two follow-up appointments and we will of course be watching Eli closely. For now, he and Faith are resting comfortably here at home with us. God is good, and He is the Great Physician and Healer. We have Him to thank most of all. We also thank you for lifting us up to the Father. We owe a debt of gratitude to the incredible hospital staff (nurses & docs) and the infectious disease guy who "spoke with authority" and let us come home today instead of Thursday.
Thanks for your concern & your prayers. We still need your prayers that Eli will heal from this staph infection, and that he will experience many months / years of good health. As we move forward, we'll keep you posted about Eli's progress, and hopefully it will be a long, long time before he experiences another infection.
We were, of course, SO EXCITED to have Eli home. I'm not sure we could top Faith's excitement though, she L-O-V-E-S her baby brother!!
A BIG Thank You to all for your phone calls, emails, comments, visits, meals, etc. We feel TOTALLY BLESSED to have such wonderful friends and family!!We have some other REALLY GOOD NEWS to share......
We are also SO EXCITED to report that our sweet buddy, Bennett, has gone home with his Mommy and Daddy. After 70 days in the NICU, precious Bennett, was released to the wonderful care of his parents. We are THRILLED beyond words and appreciate you all praying for him!!!
8 comments:
Yipee, glad you are home with Eli and without major health concerns. Hope yall can get some good rest tonight.
Yea! So glad to read that you are already home-- and with such a great prognosis. :)
Can't wait to see the pictures of the kids in their costumes tomorrow.
So glad that Eli is home and doing well! He's had a rough couple of months! Hopefully he was just getting it all out of the way at once and you can enjoy a healthy winter:)
Yea Eli! We'll continue to pray for his health. And yea Bennett...I can't imagine the joy everyone must be feeling!
it's great that Eli is home!! i hope he continues to do well. have a great halloween!
Praise God for good test reports!! :) I'm so glad you are all home together. That precious picture of your two kiddos summed it up well. It's just much easier to smile that big when you have your baby home and happy!
Have a wonderful rest of your week and thanks for the great update!
Great news all around!!
Murray and Jaime - I am SO glad that Eli is home safe and sound. I just cought up on your blog after a while. My prayers are with you...much love,
Jacque
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