Matthew had a very good and quiet night last night. He had a few more breathing treatments which significantly improved his breathing. The breathing treatments along with the right mix of medication helped him to stabilize around 10:00 PM and he's been doing very well since.
The plan today is to begin weaning his oxygen from the hi flow to low flow cannula. The hi flow forces his airway open so he can't eat while he's on it. When they switch to low flow he'll be able to eat. If things continue to go well this could happen sometime later tonight.
They also plan to begin weaning one of his blood pressure medications today as well as the 3 pain medications he's on. These narcotics are so addictive for these little guys that they want to get him off them as soon as possible while keeping his pain under control.
Right now he's still resting comfortably. They definitely have the right balance where he's comfortable and breathing on his own, but just out of it enough that he's forgotten about his headache and incision. In fact the oxygen cannula in his nose is bothering him more than anything at this point.
We didn't go home last night so I haven't had an opportunity to add in pictures. We will be going home tonight so I hope to get some pictures on here around 10:00.
Some of you may remember that they left his chest open about 2 inches after his first surgery and we could actually see his heart beating. We're happy to say that they were able to close his chest immediately after the procedure this time. This is good not only because it was so sad to see that before, but his risk of infection is significantly reduced this way.
I really need to give some credit to Amy today. She has been with Matthew nearly 24 hours a day since he was born. It was because of her very close attention to him that she noticed an unusual change in his color, personality and saturation this week along with her persistence with his Doctors in convincing them that something wasn't right that allowed us the opportunity to catch his shunt closing before it caused serious damage. She really did save Matthew's life this week and Matthew and his Dad are very lucky to have her.
Thank you again for your support and prayers they mean so much to us.
July in Review
13 years ago
1 comment:
I'm glad to hear that Matthew is going strong. I'm glad Amy is doing well also. I have been praying that God would help her take one day at a time. I have a bible verse I remember when I wonder what is God doing sometimes in my life. I have wanted to send Amy a little card with it, but I can put it on here. It's from the book of Lamentations 3:32 "But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies." I hope I quoted it right. :) By the way, tell your mother-in-law I am having fun leaving allll of their lights on in their house while they are gone. Tell Taylor Hi from Gwen.
Sincerely,
Gwen
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