06.13.08
Quick Update on Logan
here’s a quick update on logan . . .
he had a rough time after his surgery on tuesday. he didn’t like being on his side during the surgery, nor did he like it when the doctor had to deflate his lung. it took him about 3 hours on 100% oxygen support to reinflate his lung. his nurses gave him a paralyzing drug on the day of his surgery & the day after to keep him still. as you all know, he loves to wiggle & squirm around . . . the doctors & nurses like that he’s active, but it was a problem after surgery! thankfully, the drug allowed him to remain still & let his body recover from the trauma of the surgery. the next day was a little better for him, but still pretty tough. he’s doing well now . . . the past 2 days have been pretty good for him. they’ve been able to go down on the settings on his ventilator & he’s down to about 45% oxygen support. our next goal is to get him off the oscilator vent & back onto the jet ventilator, which is much gentler on his lungs. once he’s back on the jet, they’ll keep him on it until his lungs are strong enough to take his breathing tube out. hopefully, once he’s off the ventilator, we’ll finally be able to hold him.
another positive step is that they’ve started to feed him breast milk again today. he got 1cc of milk at noon today . . . when they suctioned his stomach, there was no traces of the milk, so he seems to have digested it well. his nurse gave him another 1cc at 4 pm. they’re starting real slow with the milk because they’re trying to prime his digestive system . . . if they gave him too much too early, it may just freak his body out a little too much. if he continues to tolerate the 1cc of milk every 4 hours, they’ll gradually start to increase the amount he gets. hopefully once he’s finally able to start drinking more milk, he’ll be able to start growing & gaining real weight (his weight gain/loss up till this point has all been due to fluid gain/loss).
to sum it all up . . . logan continues to hang in there. he’s finally starting to take a few more baby steps in the right direction. he’s strong & is fighting very hard to recover from his rough start. we love him so much & continue to be amazed by his will to survive. we have our good days & our bad days, but we’re staying positive. we agreed to only allow positive energy whenever we’re with logan . . . we save all the worries for when we’re at home. logan’s obviously not giving up, so we’re not about to give up on him either. we believe in his strength & know that he’ll be home with us soon.