Gestational age: 37 weeks 1 day
Weight: 2800
6 lbs 3 oz
Josh is doing fairly well. They are keeping the vent in until the eye doctor examines him on Friday. She has been checking him about once a week for ROP, Retinopathy of Prematurity. This means that if it progresses (I believe he has stage 1, zone 2) then he will have to have laser surgery on his eyes. They don't want to extubate him until they find out if he will have surgery after her exam on Friday. So we wait. His feeds are up to 4 cc's (5 cc's is a teaspoon) an hour and they are holding them there because he is spitting up some. This could be because the vent gags him or it could be reflux. There is no way to tell at this time. He is still getting lasix for his fluid and they are giving him morphine and ativan to calm him down since the vent is stressing him out.
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6 comments:
I hope there is not to much wrong with his eyes praying for him always Love Mam
Continuing with our prayers for Josh's eyesight .
all our love,
Dee & Jeff
really 20 more days???????
uhg.. it's late.. I meant ONLY 20 more?? YAY! love you! he'll do great I know it!
All in all great news......fighting the vent is a good thing...I have a little experience with those things ya know!!!! And at least it's only a few days for the eye exam to be completed....Keep up the fight little man!!
Love you.....Joan
His eyes are too bright and alert to have anything wrong with them
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...keepin' the prayers and thoughts goin'.....
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