Day 4 - June 1
As of 9:33 am
We have reached the first hurdle - 72 hours have passed with no major complications.
Her blood pressure is holding steady - they did have to give her some dopamine yesterday but that is normal
Her body temperature is climbing - she's baking at a nice 98.9 degrees and they want her to be at 97.9 or above.
Her potassium level is good and reported at 5.7 this morning.
They are going to remove 2 of the bilirubin lights today
They have already done the ultrasound of her brain this morning but we will not get those results until the afternoon. The doctor said that Olivia has shown no clinical signs of hemorrhage progression and that this is a positive sign.
They did find that she has a hole in one the heart ventricles (again, not abnormal in micro-premies) and they can treat it without surgery to start with. They use a drug that is in the same family as blood thinners to do this. The problem here is that with the brain bleed, a blood thinner can cause it to worsen. If after today's ultrasound results there has been no progression of the brain hemorrhage, then they can begin to administer this medication. If the medicine doesn't improve the condition in her heart or causes problems with the brain bleed, then surgery is an option. The neonatal staff assured Lu and Ben that this is a "standard" surgery for micro-premies and that the main concern would be anestesia on such a little person.
She gained 2 grams yesterday on top of all of that!
Lurenda asked that we all pray specifically for her heart and her brain and she will let us know the results of the morning tests in an update later today.
Keep praying - there are many hurdles still to come - but God has seen her through hurdle number 1 and we KNOW he is listening and answering our prayers.
As of 3:15 pm
Just talked with Ben for a few minutes and Olivia is having another good day. He said "things are 1,000 times better than 72 hours ago". We do not have the results from the brain scan for today - it will be later this afternoon before the doctor reads the results. But they were able to remove 2 bili-lights so there is only 1 left.
His only need today is that we all continue to pray.
I'll let you know more when I hear back from them.
As of 8:00 pm
Got a call from Lu and she had WONDERFUL news - there has been NO progression of the brain hemorrhage! Praise God! The neonatologist said they still wanted to wait a few days before they start administering the medication for Olivia's heart just to make sure everything is going to stay stable. I asked if Olivia had gained any more weight and Lu said that they are only going to weigh her every other day since the stimulation is tough for her little bitty body. They are still talking to her in sweet, soft voices and they are able to put their hands in and give her the opportunity to hold their fingers if she wants to. Lu said she already is decisive about whether or not she wants to hold hands or not - just like a little woman.
Olivia's nurse told Lurenda that, in her opinion, today has been Olivia's best day yet. Keep prayers going - God is listening and answering them moment by moment.
We have reached the first hurdle - 72 hours have passed with no major complications.
Her blood pressure is holding steady - they did have to give her some dopamine yesterday but that is normal
Her body temperature is climbing - she's baking at a nice 98.9 degrees and they want her to be at 97.9 or above.
Her potassium level is good and reported at 5.7 this morning.
They are going to remove 2 of the bilirubin lights today
They have already done the ultrasound of her brain this morning but we will not get those results until the afternoon. The doctor said that Olivia has shown no clinical signs of hemorrhage progression and that this is a positive sign.
They did find that she has a hole in one the heart ventricles (again, not abnormal in micro-premies) and they can treat it without surgery to start with. They use a drug that is in the same family as blood thinners to do this. The problem here is that with the brain bleed, a blood thinner can cause it to worsen. If after today's ultrasound results there has been no progression of the brain hemorrhage, then they can begin to administer this medication. If the medicine doesn't improve the condition in her heart or causes problems with the brain bleed, then surgery is an option. The neonatal staff assured Lu and Ben that this is a "standard" surgery for micro-premies and that the main concern would be anestesia on such a little person.
She gained 2 grams yesterday on top of all of that!
Lurenda asked that we all pray specifically for her heart and her brain and she will let us know the results of the morning tests in an update later today.
Keep praying - there are many hurdles still to come - but God has seen her through hurdle number 1 and we KNOW he is listening and answering our prayers.
As of 3:15 pm
Just talked with Ben for a few minutes and Olivia is having another good day. He said "things are 1,000 times better than 72 hours ago". We do not have the results from the brain scan for today - it will be later this afternoon before the doctor reads the results. But they were able to remove 2 bili-lights so there is only 1 left.
His only need today is that we all continue to pray.
I'll let you know more when I hear back from them.
As of 8:00 pm
Got a call from Lu and she had WONDERFUL news - there has been NO progression of the brain hemorrhage! Praise God! The neonatologist said they still wanted to wait a few days before they start administering the medication for Olivia's heart just to make sure everything is going to stay stable. I asked if Olivia had gained any more weight and Lu said that they are only going to weigh her every other day since the stimulation is tough for her little bitty body. They are still talking to her in sweet, soft voices and they are able to put their hands in and give her the opportunity to hold their fingers if she wants to. Lu said she already is decisive about whether or not she wants to hold hands or not - just like a little woman.
Olivia's nurse told Lurenda that, in her opinion, today has been Olivia's best day yet. Keep prayers going - God is listening and answering them moment by moment.
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