Day 35- August 22, 2011 (IVs, IVs, and more IVs!)

Noah's Stats
Oxygen Level: 21% at 4.0 LPM
Oxygen Machine: Nasal Canula
Weight: 3lb 7 oz
Day Nurse: Kristen
Night Nurse: Candi

Poor Noah... today must have not been a fun day for him :-(. All of these IVs that they have been poking him with have blown, which cause for them to find another spot for them to insert it. Well...they started in his arm, then went to his scalp, then went to his scalp behind the right ear, then behind the arm...and all of those blew! Poor kid, he's inherited my veins! I had the same problem when I was in the hospital, and I ended up having an IV in the middle of my arm, where I wasn't able to bend it. I still have a mark to this day there...smh!

They kept poking him trying to find another spot, and they said that if they weren't able to find a spot, they would have to insert a PICC line again (to see what it is, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripherally_inserted_central_catheter). They ended up calling one more nurse to see if she could get it...and she did! This one is located behind his left ear. We are all hoping that this one stays. He needs to continue getting the antibiotics until Wednesday night, and then it will be all over. Praying that this one works out!