Day 491 - More Magnesium

We brought Ryan into clinic today for labs and more magnesium.  His mag number came up a little bit (from 1.0 to 1.1), but not enough.  And, until the shortage is resolved, we will be giving him some extra IV magnesium for a few weeks.  But, because our pharmacy is so cool, we can give the IV at home with his regular TPN.

The smoke is still causing some issues (mostly just allergy symptoms like itchy eyes and sniffling), so we are finding it better to keep Ryan home as much as possible.  He seems okay with it, as it means he gets to play video games and watch movies (only after his schoolwork is done!)

Thank you all for the continued prayers and good thoughts!


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  1. Lois HillAugust 25, 2018 at 8:14 AM

    that is so great that you can give it at home and not run to GF (even though it is only half an hour)
    I had a doc tell me that almost everyone needs more magnesium, even though it is in the multi-vitamins we all take, so I started taking it about 4 years ago, my hands and joints don't ache like they used to :)
    Darn that mom still makes him do homework before games!!! :) :) good girl, he is probably getting used to that routine though!!
    LUV U all

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