Mason is getting closer and closer to coming home (we continue to pray)! They are working on weaning down his liter of oxygen and today he was on .7 liters at around 40%. It is looking more and more like he will come home on oxygen which is fine by us because that is what we were expecting anyway. He is eating like a champ! They have condensed his bolus feeds to being given over 1 hour and he is taking 3 bottles a day. This afternoon the nurse offered 30 ml and he took it all (they have just been giving around 10 or 15). He does great at pacing himself and taking his time which is unbelievable considering he just started taking a bottle last week. We are so thankful. There is a site around the shunt that his neurosurgeon is concerned about. The skin is red and inflamed and it looks infected. If it isn't better by tomorrow then the plan is to cut the skin around the area, stretch it, and re-stitch it just to be cautious. He will also send off the skin for culture and Mason might go back on antibiotics if the skin is infected just to be precautious. So this might keep us from going home so soon...I am sure we will find out more information for certain tomorrow. Still we are glad he is being cautious. Better safe than sorry! Other than that his labs look great. Platelets were 308! We are blessed and ready for this boy to come home!
He loves sitting in a bouncy seat!
Praise God from whom all blessing flow!
ReplyDeleteThat's great news! Addison came home on oxygen & an apnea monitor, & although it was overwhelming at first, it was nothing compared to having our baby home with us instead of an hour away at the hospital. And when the pulmonologist discontinued the oxygen, it was kind of weird not having a baby connected to wires all the time. :) We'll keep praying!!
ReplyDeleteI think about Mason and your family every day and send prayers up for your family to be together soon....Beth Hutchens
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