Tuesday, December 20th
Will had a great day today. Josh & I both got to hold him!! It was so wonderful... he slept so peacefully in our arms!
So far they have been successful in weaning down his ventilator rate. He was down to a rate of 12 this evening. They hope to get him down to 8 overnight and begin his "sprints" tomorrow. Hopefully they can get him off the vent for good!
During a rountine heart echo yesterday, doctors discovered a small blood clot in his inferior vena cava. A doctor that I spoke to today said that the clot isn't causing any sort of blockage & that he isn't in any kind of danger. It is something that they want to keep a close eye on. She said that it's "not uncommon" for heart babies his size to get them. A follow-up ultrasound was performed this afternoon to examine the vena cava in greater detail. I haven't heard anything yet about the results. I'll let you know what I find out!
So far they have been successful in weaning down his ventilator rate. He was down to a rate of 12 this evening. They hope to get him down to 8 overnight and begin his "sprints" tomorrow. Hopefully they can get him off the vent for good!
During a rountine heart echo yesterday, doctors discovered a small blood clot in his inferior vena cava. A doctor that I spoke to today said that the clot isn't causing any sort of blockage & that he isn't in any kind of danger. It is something that they want to keep a close eye on. She said that it's "not uncommon" for heart babies his size to get them. A follow-up ultrasound was performed this afternoon to examine the vena cava in greater detail. I haven't heard anything yet about the results. I'll let you know what I find out!
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