Urgent Prayers Please

After a good night's rest, we woke to a bit of a mess. Bobby seemed off this morning. They said his chest x-ray looked a little hazier than the day before (more fluid there). He also had a higher heartrate and lower oxygen saturations. We thought it was from the fluid in the lungs, and it may be. However, he was not as perky today and took a 2 hour nap. Bobby doesn't take naps so it was quite a concern that he was taking one. When he woke up his heartrate was high and he had a temperature. They had more blood taken which is so hard because they are running out of places to stick him. Then they had to swab his chest tube site for MERSA, a resistant staff infection. We have to be confined for 2 days until the culture comes back, and therefore moved to a private room. Just to clarify, we have been in the step-down unit since last Sunday. However, we have been in a shared room and they want to move us to a private room for other patients' saftey. The nurses and doctors now have to wear gowns and gloves when they enter the room. They have just started a stronger antibiotic and later tonight they will start another medication to draw fluid out of Bobby's lungs since he still seems to be retaining quite a bit. The best thing would be to get that chest tube out but they won't do it until they feel more comfortable that he doesn't need it to help draw fluid out. Please pray for us as we try to get all of this figured out and get Bobby on the mend. Although we love CHOP, we don't want an extended stay!!

Rachael