Friday Update

Will has had a long day. First, he had a cranial ultrasound in which doctors looked for signs of cranial bleeding and fluid in the brain. Thankfully, his ultrasound was normal with no signs of fluid or bleeding.

This afternoon he had an EEG. This is a procedure where electrodes are placed all over his head in order to measure his brain waves. It was ordered because his doctors wanted to see if Will was having any seizures that could not be detected by his movements. Unfortunately, the EEG showed that Will is having constant rythmic seizures in the lateral right side of his brain.

So what does this mean? Well, we don't know yet. They need to do a CT scan and an MRI in order to find out why he is having the seizures. Unfortunately, they cannot do the scans until early next week when his chest is closed and he is more stable.

In the meantime, they are giving him two medications that are supposed to stop the seizures. So far they are working, but they will have to keep increasing his dosages until they completely stop, which hasn't happened yet.

These seizures are troublesome because 1) we don't know what's causing them and 2) they can cause injury to the brain. Seizures of this nature can be normal in newborns, but it is possible that he had a stroke as a result of his heart surgery, or he could be hemorraging deep in his brain where the ultrasound couldn't read it.

We really won't know anything until next week, but we will continue to give daily updates.
We love you all very much for all of your support!