The Puddles

So the good news is that Ben had another night of no fever. Awesome! It is still a stumbling block to their diagnosis process. But he is starting to feel soooo much better. His color is returning, and our Benben’s personality is starting to shine again. 

What does this mean? 

After eight doctors filled the room this morning, they informed me that his DVT test came back ok. He does not have it. So now infectious disease doctors want to get a CT scan of his sternum. It is possible that he has an infection in his bone or in the skin above the incision site. They are also going to get an ultrasound of his abdomen. They are looking for any pockets of fluid or other signs of infection. 

Cardiology said that they are pretty certain that he does not have an infection in his heart. They have ordered more blood work to be done tomorrow (they are giving him a break from blood draws today). They don’t think it is an infection in his sternum either. But they are hoping to find the answer in his abdomen. 

Why do they keep looking? Can’t we chalk this improvement up to a miracle? And send our thanks to God while we pack to go home? Because they know that the antibiotics are working and they don’t know why. So they don’t know how long to give him the drugs. And whether they can possibly give him oral antibiotics or 6 weeks of IV antibiotics. So until they know the source of the infection, I guess we are stuck here in the hospital. 

So our prayers are now directed towards a diagnosis. God took away the fever. Now I pray that he guides the doctors to an answer so that we can go home.