Monday, October 24, 2011

A bit of an update...

Ok, so this morning, he was getting platelets, and the dr. came in and examined Noah and noticed that his belly seemed a bit swollen, and when she pressed it, it was quite sore.  They sent him for an x ray of his abdomen, and while that was happening, the x ray techs noticed something in his lungs so they took a chest x ray too.  What they noticed is that Noah has pneumonia.  With no symptoms.  That would account for his fever.  Yes'm he now has a fever. 38.7 at last check. 
The other thing they are checking is his liver function and when he peed this morning, his urine was positive for calcium, so they want to check for kidney stones.  He will go for an ultrasound pretty soon.
One hour after his platelets, they checked to see if there was any rise at all, and his count was 22, which is still considered critical, so after they finish the blood transfusion, they will do more platelets.  Hopefully these stay in his system a little longer.
He is quite uncomfortable because of the swelling of his belly so they gave him morphine to help with that, but he doesn't seem to be improving too quickly. 
He will be going on Morphine and antibiotics until this all gets figured out.  It all seems to be random things all happening at the same time.  Odd indeed....
On Facebook, I posted an update just like this and when it showed up on my newsfeed, this post was directly beneath it:

"We live in a broken world full of broken people. But isn’t it comforting to know God isn’t ever broken? He isn’t ever caught off guard,... taken by surprise, or shocked by what happens next. He can take our worst and add His best. We just have to make the choice to stay with Him and keep following Him through it all."

  
Amen.  He sees Noah and he knows exactly what is happening.  Lord, please help the doctors to find it, too.... please heal Noah...
 
 

4 comments:

  1. Hi Stacy, you don't know me probably but our children are in piano lessons - I believe actually we switched times with you last year :) Noah in the past left behind a lego creation after his lesson to show our son :) I just wanted to let you know that we are also thinking of you and praying for you all. Faith, hope and love are being sent to you all! Erin

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  2. Our prayers continue to be with Noah and you, Stacey, and the rest of the family as well. Specifically, strength for you Stacey in this stressful situation, comfort for all the family at home, courage and healing for Noah, and wisdom for the doctors as they search for answers and treatments. May our heavenly Father hold you close and fill you with strength knowing that he is always in control and will be your tower of refuge and strength.
    Brenda Ewald

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  3. Thinking and praying for you all. I stopped Jordan just as he was beginning to pray last night to tell him that that we had an update from you on facebook and to not forget Noah. Jordan, a bit miffed that I stopped him from praying, said, "Mom, I have never forgotten Noah". This is true - he never has. Not one day. But, I added that I had some details for which we could specifically pray. His response? (without any attitude) - "Mom, I don't need the details to pray for my friend; God doesn't need the details to know what Noah needs." I learned a lesson. I was going to go into this lecture on praying intelligently - but the kid hit the essentials: trust in a healing God. I hope that Noah, you, Tom, and girls feels incredibly at peace, that healing is happening in mighty ways, and that the medical staff see what God has known all along. Julie Monn

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  4. Amen to Julie's comment - having the details doesn't mean we pray any more than we do. You are constantly in our thoughts and prayers, whether its pleading earnestly for healing, comfort and strength for all of you or praising God for the humor, good news and peaceful days. Wishing we were closer, so hope you feel this technological hug.
    Jacquie

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