04/18/10 Retic Normal

Monday is generally lab day. They draw some blood and run tests to make sure everything is going well. Eli's CO2's have been high, running in the 68 range for the last couple days. We finally and firmly insisted that we go back to more respiratory support on the nasal pillows instead of leaving Eli off support for 13 hours a day. "Mean" Patricia made an appearance today and she let the doctors know that we expect them to use the nasal pillows tonight. I think they got the message.

They also looked at the hematocrit level and it was up a little which was good news. Eli's retic count was also up. I'm not sure what a normal range is but it sounds like Eli's body is starting to react to the drop in his hematocrit level. He is producing new red blood cells and hopefully this means we can stop worrying about this issue finally.

This Sunday was beautiful in Seattle. Patricia had an opportunity to take Eli for a little walk around the Seattle Children's campus. I've attached a couple pictures of their adventure.