More albumen, vomiting

The drain continues to slow, although we aren't sure if the fluid is decreasing or if there is another clot in the pigtail drain. A chest x-ray has been ordered to see how that progress is going. Also his protein and albumen levels are still low, so another bolus of albumen was given this morning. We feel discouraged by this: a few days ago we weren't getting any replacements and now he's gotten them two days in a row.

This frustration has been exacerbated by the fact that Riley has been vomiting. It takes so much effort to get him to eat, only to have him throw it all back up. Sometimes this is brought on by the Tylenol (it always makes him gag--who knows why), and sometimes it's just random. He has vomited three times since midnight. So far no talk of hooking him up to IV nutrition, but we suspect if he doesn't start keeping food down, we'll be heading that direction.

He continues to be extremely weak. Physical therapy has been in to see him two days in a row and hopefully we can get to see them more frequently. Getting him up into a chair for five minutes exhausts him and he starts sweating. We get him back into bed and he falls asleep. If the vomiting cycle continues, he's not going to build up any energy to help him progress physically.