Just wanted to request prayer for Kaela. The doctor called this morning concerned about her intestines. Her abdomen was distended, and an x-ray showed what could be the beginning of NEC (see definition below). They're running a bunch of cultures, have stopped her oral feedings for at least 3 days and started her on IV food/antibiotics. The nurse said the doctor wanted to "overtreat" her rather than keep feeding her and let this get worse if that's what it is. They are doing abdominal xrays every few hours to watch her bowels...we'll put updates on the blog as can with the latest information. That's about all I know for now - she's still waking up and seems alert with good reflexes, vital signs, etc....she seems more restless and agitated to me and is having a little harder time keeping her 02 sats up, so she's on a low-flow nasal cannula.
Anyway...just wanted to ask for as many prayers as we can get right now. Thank you faithful friends...we appreciate all your love and support during this time.
Love,
Andy and Rachel
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of them. "Necrotizing" means the death of tissue, "entero" refers to the small intestine, "colo" to the large intestine, and "itis" means inflammation. But knowing what the words mean is only the start of understanding this infant disease.
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