Bronchospasm - October 30, 2013

Owen wasn't as fussy as he was yesterday, but he was still a little cranky.  He found out today that the pacifier could make it all better, though.

They went up to 44ml per hour every 3 hours on his milk feeds.

His liver is not processing stuff very good.  They had to start 3 phototherapy lights today.

One half of one lung didn't look good today.  They thought about extubating him, but he had a little spell on the ventilator and his white blood cell count went way up (which could mean infection).

Later this afternoon, he had a big spasm when switching ventilator settings. It took a few people and a good while to bring him back.  We left the room.  Finally, he got better.  He was holding his breath and clamping down, which made his heart rate go way down and his oxygen saturation levels to drop (bronchospasm).  No extubation attempts today!  He is recovering from all that went on today.

His urine and stool output is still good.  He lost weight again last night.

He is getting cultured for infections again.

Ultrasound hasn't been read yet.


Praying for:

Kidneys to function better

Liver to function better

Adrenal glands to function better

Bones to grow stronger

Lungs to function better

Infections to stay away

Extubation to work

Eyes to work correctly

Heart problems to heal

No long term side effects from steroids

I can hold it myself!