6-10-12 Update

Update on Josh - I was so encouraged that Josh was able to drink (and keep down) the Ensure nutrition drink last night. Today, he didn't want anything for breakfast, and then tried a chocolate Ensure for lunch. It was warm and he ended up throwing it all up. I don't think he will ever drink chocolate Ensure ever again. He did eat 2 small BBQ boneless chicken wings and kept that down this afternoon. At dinner time they tried an Apple Ensure nutrition drink. It was warm, so I got some ice in a cup and poured the drink in that. He was able to drink it and keep it down. He is still very nauseous all the time. I hope that goes away as he gets better and gets used to having food in his stomach again. Josh's kidney lab report showed some slight abnormalities and they are keeping an eye on that. They did an ultrasound on his bladder and kidneys today. We are also waiting on results from the wound culture and bone biopsy (bone inside the wound). I keep missing the doctor when he makes his rounds. He comes early in the morning and I just don't get there in time. I did ask the nurse if the doctor could give me a call. I finally talked to him about an hour ago. He said that the ultrasound of the bladder and kidneys look good. Josh is anemic and they are starting him on iron pills. They started a different kind of antibiotic now that they know what kind of bacteria is causing the bladder infection (E. Coli). They keep giving him anti-nausea medicine, but he remains nauseous anyway and then has to deal with the side effects (drowsiness). He must have weird dreams when on those meds; he moves around a lot while in a deep sleep. Josh's hemoglobin count is low. They are watching that too. The doctor is hoping that if all goes well with the new antibiotic, Josh will hopefully come home Tuesday or Wednesday. If the wound culture or bone biopsy come back positive for infection, then there will be more time at the hospital to deal with that. Josh was still feeling pretty crappy today, but I think I saw a teeny little bit of improvement. Thank you everyone for your prayers. God is good and we are resting and trusting in His promises.