Day 19

Grandma and Grandpa got word of how upset my parents were and drove to Ottawa for a visit. They came to the hospital to see me and thought that I had grown a lot. I was happy to hear this especially after losing half an ounce yesterday.

They are repeating my x-rays every 12 hours now. The good news is that the dilated loop seems to have dissipated but there is thickening of my bowel walls which still points to infection. The isolation continues. They figure I'll be off my feeds and on antibiotics for week. They are still vacuuming out my stomach contents, but with my IV I still managed to gain 1 gram.