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Update from Amy: No relief from fevers. Hovered around 102-103 all day yesterday. He had two episodes of vomiting, but we believe this was triggered by the coughing fit from his hypertonic saline breathing treatment and drinking the oral contrast for the CT scan. A full-body CT scan was done at 3am - awaiting results. His TEE test will be today, but unsure of the exact time. Many of you have inquired about what exactly he is being tested for. I will say we have learned he has the most extensive work up our team of doctors has ever seen. From malaria to e.coli, they are testing for everything -- even diseases found in tropical climates (due to our recent Jamaica trip) and those that may accompany interaction with livestock (Jake judged the TN Valley Fair sheep show in early Sept). The catch is that because so many of the diseases they are testing for are very rare, Vanderbilt is sending most off to a 3rd party. So, we are just in the waiting game. Im trying to get my hands on a list of whats been tested for and what we have results on. They started to lean towards this being an attack of a virus of some sort, but he has gotten worse after pulling him off antibiotics. Hes back on broad spectrum antibiotics, as of this morning. We saw a slight improvement in his kidney function yesterday, but I received the latest report this morning and they are at their lowest. Praying today brings answers.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:58:07 +0000

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