Day +52 (by Natalie)
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007Just a quick update. Aaron is still in the hospital. After further testing, it seems that Aaron has an infection (colitis) and not a bowel obstruction. They are trying some antibiotics to see if that helps. In addition to the bowel problem, the other big reason why I took Aaron to the doctor (who sent him to the ER) was because he was weak and could not stay awake. It seems that the pain medicine that Aaron was sent home on caused a lot of problems as it built up in his body. One of those problems was a lowered sodium level in the blood. That’s probably why he was becoming drowsy and unresponsive. After looking over the blood reports from the last week and thinking about how Aaron has been doing, we see that as Aaron’s sodium level dropped, he became less able to stay awake. If that goes on too long, it can lead to a coma which is exactly what I believe God was protecting him from. Ever since he was given IV fluids and had his pain medication switched, Aaron has been much more alert. Praise God! Aaron looks A LOT better than when he was admitted and we are hoping that he won’t be hospitalized for much longer. We appreciate your prayers for a healing from this infection, wisdom for the doctors and God’s perfect control of all the intricate levels that must be maintained to keep his body functioning correctly!
God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. 2 Samuel 22:31