Alex remains very fragile. Unlike his sister, his lungs were not stressed at time of delivery, therefore not as prepared for life outside the womb. His lungs remain very sick, damaged with inflammation from an ongoing need to use a ventilator.
The main goal for Alex is to minimize his vent support and maximize nutrition and growth which will hopefully lead to lung growth. This could be a very slow process, and his vent setting actually went higher today due to a high blood gas in the mid-70's.
We need to start seeing improvement each week and are hoping that the inhaled steroids that he has been taking will start giving him the boost he needs. They will monitor him for pulmonary hypertension by way of x-rays and ECHO's
We need to start seeing improvement each week and are hoping that the inhaled steroids that he has been taking will start giving him the boost he needs. They will monitor him for pulmonary hypertension by way of x-rays and ECHO's
Tomorrow in Part 3 will we discuss the difficult subject of potential outcomes for Alex and Mabry.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
No comments:
Post a Comment