"Double, Double Toil and Trouble"

Either Mason has turned into a chemistry set, the doctors are making a really good stew, or its Halloween and the witches are mixing their brew.

Mason has been doing well today, with a decrease in oxygen to 4L (down from 5) yesterday. His energy continues improve as well. We spent much of the day trying to understand all of the moving pieces of Mason's electrolytes and his diuretics. His labs came back this morning with a decrease in potassium and chloride, but an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide he is holding in. Basically, this means that the diuretics are working extremely well, and now we need to bring his body back into balance.

So, the doctors are adding more potassium chloride and more lasix, but stopping the other diuretic. The hope is that between all of the changes, we'll find the right balance and get Mason's lab values back to normal.

We will continue our discussion with the doctor about what caused all of this, but once again may not get a clear answer. There are still more blood draws to be done, more tests that can help paint the picture of how we got here, and more decisions to be made.

Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. Mason's improvement is evidence of all of those efforts!