He is again in the ICU at LGH. He has had more bloodclots break free into his lungs, and has a bad unidentified infection in his lungs as well. He is struggling to breathe and is on oxygen. The clots are beginning to dissolve from the thinners but the infection isn't getting any better even with tons of antibiotics. The drs are having issues identifying what it is and think it may be something from one of the 133 units of blood he has had over the past almost 2 years. Nothing is certain right now. He is wearing out breathing on his own. So they are now switching him to a machine that helps him breathe with a tight mask and forced air. He is very anxious and uptight. He is also sore and tired.Thanks for the prayers.
Update 8am 1/5/09
Things have gone down hill with his breathing and they had to put him on a respirator about an hour ago. They are buying time hoping to find out what is causing these large pockets of inflamation in his lungs. They will now go in and take a sample from the lungs. The good news is he is finally resting after 3 days of zero sleep.Pray that they find what needs to be treated soon.
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