Written September 9, 2013 10:44am
Evan had a new IV put in overnight, unfortunately it's in his head. It's very alarming to see it at first but the nurse assured us it's no different than one in another limb. He only receives medication through the IV. It's so nice to see his arms free. He still has the PICC line in his left arm, but at least he doesn't have the popsicle stick brace on his arm. Now he's free to do the wave!!
Andrew dropped me off at the hospital this morning. I was able to watch him get the brain scan done. We're still waiting on the results.
After rounds I learned that his PDA needs to be treated. He had a little blood in the respiratory tube last night. Instead of continuing to wait out the hole in his heart, Evan will start on a new medication that will hopefully close the hole. Unfortunately, this medication is hard on the liver and kidneys. He'll also have to go off feeds while he's on the medication (3 doses 12 hours apart). He'll have another echo tomorrow to see if the medication is helping. If it's not, they'll discontinue it.
Evan is also back under the bilirubin lights. His light level is between 5 and 6 and he's at 6.5. They'll check his blood gas level in 12 hours to reevaluate. We know that he'll be on and off the lights for a while. Now that he has two free arms, he really looks like he's on the lazy river.
Evan is slowly introducing me to a messy diaper. I think he knows I'm not cut out for a full blown blow out just yet. He got a little mad at me this morning when I changed him. Thankfully he was flipped on his tummy and was content again.
Andrew dropped me off at the hospital this morning. I was able to watch him get the brain scan done. We're still waiting on the results.
After rounds I learned that his PDA needs to be treated. He had a little blood in the respiratory tube last night. Instead of continuing to wait out the hole in his heart, Evan will start on a new medication that will hopefully close the hole. Unfortunately, this medication is hard on the liver and kidneys. He'll also have to go off feeds while he's on the medication (3 doses 12 hours apart). He'll have another echo tomorrow to see if the medication is helping. If it's not, they'll discontinue it.
Evan is also back under the bilirubin lights. His light level is between 5 and 6 and he's at 6.5. They'll check his blood gas level in 12 hours to reevaluate. We know that he'll be on and off the lights for a while. Now that he has two free arms, he really looks like he's on the lazy river.
Evan is slowly introducing me to a messy diaper. I think he knows I'm not cut out for a full blown blow out just yet. He got a little mad at me this morning when I changed him. Thankfully he was flipped on his tummy and was content again.
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