Well Kale had himself nice little Tuesday. He had a pretty relaxing day, and all that he really endured today were his typical blood gases every 8 hours or so. His gases looked really good throughout the day and they didn't make any vent changes.
Derc and I got to speak with the Dr. for a bit today about the plan for the week. She said that if his night tonight continues as well as his day was that she will probably try him out on the Drager vent again tomorrow! We're really hoping that this is the case and that he does well for a while longer on it. She said that Kale's lung x-rays remain the same, still pretty hazy. We also talked to the cardiologist today and he said everything looked the same, so the plan for his heart is to continue to wait until he gets bigger before we talk about doing a pacemaker.
Kale is doing well with his feeds still and they didn't make any changes there today. He is gaining weight nicely this week, he's up to 2 lbs. 8 oz.!! His blood sugars also looked much better today, they were all in the mid 100s which is right where they want them to be.
Like I said, not a whole lot to report today, which we're grateful for! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers, they seem to be working! We're crossing our fingers for the Drager vent tomorrow :)
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Drager, Drager, Drager....I will keep repeating that in my head all night and day until I hear good news! :) I'm praying for those lungs to improve and for Kale to get on that Drager so Derc can finally hold him!!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Kale! He is definitely your son....a true fighter....and one with a great appetite! He's going to blow away those growth charts if he keeps this weight gain up. He's gained 3 oz since we saw him on Sunday. Wow! We hope that he does well on the Drager.
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