Tuesday, June 28, 2011

When can Kaleb come home?

Hey everyone!
We went to see Kaleb today and to have a meeting with the doctors to find out when Kaleb can come home, so this is what we found out!
1. We are looking at at least 3 more weeks.
2. His heart is looking good, no new issues there.
3. He is still having respiratory issues and is still on Vapotherm but they are trying to ween him off.
4. He may be coming home on a feeding tube.**
5. He may be coming home on oxygen.
6. He weighs 6lbs 7 1/2 oz.

**If he does need to come home on the feeding tube they said it should be only needed for a few weeks.

Please pray that in the next few weeks the doctors will be successful in weening him off the Vapotherm and that no additional oxygen will be needed to come home on. Please also pray that then they will be able to introduce the bottle and he will be successful in the suck, breath, swallow reflexes needed to use the bottle.
Oh yeah and  I almost forgot, Kaleb has a blood clot in his femoral artery on his right leg, it isn't causing any problems with blood flow because blood has been going around to his leg in other veins but it is causing Kaleb alot of pain, he keeps it drawn up tight to him and screams if you touch it! They have had him on blood thinners but cannot do that for long periods because he is so little but they don't help clots anyway, they have to resolve on their own, which could take weeks! They are giving him Tylenol for the pain but not much help! So also pray that this will go away quickly!
For his glory,
Ginger

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