And then there was none...

Hi everyone,

Just a brief update with good news. Peter's chyle output continues to reduce--it went from 30 ml for the day on Wednesday, to today's grand total of 0 as of this afternoon. He could be on his way to losing the other chest tube soon!

Peter also started getting food again through his nose tube today (this had been discontinued during the weekend edema crisis). This time, he's getting the real McCoy, special fat-free milk from the Denver breast milk bank at 2 ml an hour. To ensure that he gets enough calories, he is still getting IV feeding too. This regimen will continue, with the volume of milk being increased until it is enough to start bottle feeding.

Peter looks and feels increasingly comfortable as he loses the excess fluids in his body. He spent some time in my arms and in his bouncy seat, and was very happy and smiley.