Well Deecon has been recovering well from surgery;) Mommy and Daddy did not like to see Deecon sedated. It was the worst thing for a parent to see... he was lifeless and lay there still and limp :( I just couldn't wait for the sedation to wear off... but once it wore off the doctors pumped him full with morphine to help him through the pain. So he is not as active as we would like but the nurses say that the more sleep and stillness the better for his recovery. So Daddy and I just come in and sit by the incubator and try not to disturb him as you recover. Mommy is sad right now because you are not eating my breastmilk at all.. your precious little belly just won't handle the milk right now:( When the nurses check for digestion they pull out green bile from your belly showing digestion distress.. The doctors say you were so premature that it may take time for your belly to be able to digest the milk plus you have been through so much trauma lately that it will take some time. 
We will be patient.. Deecon also had a lung x-ray today which showed excessive fluid on the lungs so they put him on a drug called Lasix that will help flush out the excessive fluid from your body out into your urine. We keep a very close eye on your urine output and we are so proud that you have been peeing excellent lately.. :) The doctors were also concerned about your belly distention so they took an belly x-ray... but all looked well in the x-ray so they are just going to keep a close eye on it.. During a routine CBC blood tests... they discovered that Deecon's white blood cell and neutrafill count was high therefore showing early signs of an infection.. They discovered a Staff Infection which required an anibiotic Vancomycin... as well right now his blood pressure seemed slightly high so he was prescribed a drug called dopimine to help bring his numbers back down.. 
Within days his blood pressure came back down and he is now being weened off of his Dopimine.. and within a week his morphine requirement has been weened as well :) As the week goes on Deecon's vitals return to normal and he is looking really great.. the swelling has gone down and his oxygen requirements are slowly but surely decreasing. :) His blood tests, gases and white blood cells have been excellent. We are so proud of how Deecon had progressed this week and it's hard to say this but the heart surgery is a blessing in disguise.. November 2nd was a great day, because Deecon had his arterial line in his leg removed because he has been stable and requiring less blood tests daily so now they will just pick his foot once a day :) Nov 5th was a weighing day and our big boy had made it over 2 pounds YEAH!!!!!! He is still not eating regularly but is getting better each day ;) What a big boy.. he is recovering well :) Mommy and Daddy are so proud of himxo
We will be patient.. Deecon also had a lung x-ray today which showed excessive fluid on the lungs so they put him on a drug called Lasix that will help flush out the excessive fluid from your body out into your urine. We keep a very close eye on your urine output and we are so proud that you have been peeing excellent lately.. :) The doctors were also concerned about your belly distention so they took an belly x-ray... but all looked well in the x-ray so they are just going to keep a close eye on it.. During a routine CBC blood tests... they discovered that Deecon's white blood cell and neutrafill count was high therefore showing early signs of an infection.. They discovered a Staff Infection which required an anibiotic Vancomycin... as well right now his blood pressure seemed slightly high so he was prescribed a drug called dopimine to help bring his numbers back down.. 
Within days his blood pressure came back down and he is now being weened off of his Dopimine.. and within a week his morphine requirement has been weened as well :) As the week goes on Deecon's vitals return to normal and he is looking really great.. the swelling has gone down and his oxygen requirements are slowly but surely decreasing. :) His blood tests, gases and white blood cells have been excellent. We are so proud of how Deecon had progressed this week and it's hard to say this but the heart surgery is a blessing in disguise.. November 2nd was a great day, because Deecon had his arterial line in his leg removed because he has been stable and requiring less blood tests daily so now they will just pick his foot once a day :) Nov 5th was a weighing day and our big boy had made it over 2 pounds YEAH!!!!!! He is still not eating regularly but is getting better each day ;) What a big boy.. he is recovering well :) Mommy and Daddy are so proud of himxo
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