Well, I’d like to say it’s an April Fool’s prank, but unfortunately it isn’t.  Campbell had a rough day.  He didn’t digest even the reduced amount of milk overnight – he had even more residual than milk – so this morning they told us that they’ve stopped his feedings.  He did have a suppository and a nice accompanying “deposit,” but he’s still not digesting well.  And, he got a shot of lasix to help with fluid retention, so hopefully that will make him feel better.

The doctors are trying to figure out why he isn’t digesting.  He could just be getting a slow start, but they want to rule out infection and other possibilities, such as a stricture in his intestines or a partial obstruction.  So, they did a lot of labs on him (poor guy had to get stuck and have a catheter momentarily inserted to get a sterile urine sample).  So far everything has come back normal, which is good.  They also go the cardiologist to look at his heart using an ultrasound machine.  She said he looked great and that the PDA was closed and that there were no signs of infection, so that’s good.

Unfortunately, though, they’ve decided that the need to do a lower GI (barium enema) on him tomorrow to see if there are any partial blockages in his intestines.  We’re keeping our fingers crossed that he doesn’t have any blockages because that would mean that he would need to have surgery to remove the blockages.

Here’s a pic of Campbell with mom today.  (I’ll note that it’s remarkably hard to get a picture when you’re there by yourself).