yesterday they thought Max had a Staph infection. One of the three blood cultures they took on thursday was growing staph, however as of this morning the other two cultures were still negative. So today we are thinking the staph growth was just a contaminant in the culture. So they were thinking viral, but as of this afternoon the cultures were still negative for viral activity and his blood counts didn't support viral infection. So once again, we have no idea what is wrong with our baby. They are still treating him for bacterial infections with antibiotics, and in order to cover all bases they are also treating him for fungal infections. The heart surgeon did tell our doctors that his thymus looked small. So, once he is past all this mess going on right now they will do a full immuno-work up on him to see what type of immune response he has. Monday we are going to meet as a group with our doctors, neurology, and infectious disease...not because they think he has an infectious disease, but because they are good at plotting occurrences so that we may be able to find some pattern to the madness. We are just looking for answers right now. To be perfectly honest, we are terrified of the answers we may get. Ignorance may be bliss, but it doesn't help my baby, so we are in search of knowledge.
On a happy note, Gunner is with his Aunt Heather and Uncle Greg. from the pictures they are sending us, he seems to be having a blast!
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