No pics available, but Penny was transported to UNC this afternoon. Thanks so much to our friends at WakeMed for taking care of our little guys for so long. We wish we were able to finish our stay there, but little girl has to nurse and Isaak has to be where he is to get the GI care he needs. We had a wonderful stay and could not have asked for kinder, gentler care of both our babies and ourselves.
In big news, Isaak was successfully extubated today. He wasn't really all that happy about it and was initially on a fairly high CPAP pressure and O2 level. (Just a nasal cannula was not going to be sufficient for him given the issue he was having riding the vent). However, when the surgeon came by for a visit, he suggested they remove the vacuum tube from his esophagus and vent his stomach as needed through his g-tube.
That did two things: 1) Royally ticked him off and 2) Took a fairly large obstacle out of his throat. Since then, they have been able to gradually reduce his O2 levels. They also restarted caffeine to get him through the next few days and assist with the breathing and heart rate. We'll be watching for improvement.
Otherwise, he is doing pretty well. His abdomen is a little swollen and red, but the surgeon was not overly concerned and indicated it looked normal. After all, he's had pretty major slicing and dicing down there. Now we anxiously await the first bowel sounds so that he can begin getting limited amounts orally. He's a tough little guy.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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So glad to hear Penny and Isaak are together again, although I imagine it was tough to leave such good care. I imagine there were a few tears from the staff at losing such a terrific family....
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We would also like to thank the staff at Wake Med for taking such good care of our precious grandchildren and for their Mommy and Daddy also. The staff has also been very attentive to us grandparents. We're also going to miss all of those precious nurses in the intensive care nursery. Thank you for all you've done and we will NEVER forget you. May God bless each of you for all the wonderful care you've given to so many children over the years!!
ReplyDeleteIsaak, hang in there little guy. We love you and Penny so very much!!! We'll see you soon.
Nana Pam & Papaw Grant
Glad to hear Penny has arrived at UNC & that Isaak is evaluated to be in a postop. "normal" status. My prayers continue to be with you for both of the babies but especially that Isaak will have healing of his reanastomosis as well as the surgical wound with no set backs. Lucy above was commenting on the sad personnel at WakeMed, my thoughts today was: I bet the nurses at UNC were really excited at getting to meet & now care for Isaak's twin sister that I am sure they have heard about a lot before her arrival. May God continue to Bless all four of you. Love, Mom&Pop Milloway
ReplyDeleteAww good for Isaak! Keep up the good work, dude! And bye bye Poopsie! I'll miss you! See you again!
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katy
I am so glad that Issak is doing well. We are praying for you guys as always. I love you guys! <3
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