Peter was asleep during our entire visit. He had had a rough morning. Today, he was scheduled to have a CT-scan (a scan of the brain) as a routine follow-up to the ECMO treatment. Because ECMO has a risk of blood clots and hemorrhaging, they always want to make sure the brain has not received any undetected damage during treatment. Well, the scan went fine (no results yet), but apparently Peter did not like the trip over there. He made quite a fuss. What is more, his oxygen saturation went way down during this little procedure and Dr. Overman decided to replace his breathing tube just in case there was some sort of blockage in it. So, Peter made a fuss about that too and had to be heavily sedated.
Ergo, we did not see his eyes open during our entire visit. Here is a picture of Peter today.
His chyle leak was actually a little worse today (but not hugely). The nurse said that at this stage of the treatment that means nothing. Tomorrow, he will be undergoing surgery again to put in a new (semi-permanent) catheter.
And here's a picture of the two boys (taken yesterday):
I know we all have rough mornings sometime, but it is probably harder to take in Peter's case! Thank you so much for the continued updates and pictures. Your boys are so sweet! Still lifting you all up in prayer...
ReplyDeleteYou've got a fighter on your hands! :)
ReplyDeleteLove and prayers,
The Van Heests