June 17, 2013
Well, after a week of relaxing and my only job was to grow, they started off with a bang!
Growth: I was up to 1.12kg two days ago and I dropped back down last night to 1.1kg but the dietician is happy because over the week I increased a really good amount from 0.96 to 1.1kg - almost 140 grams! That is a lot for little me.
Respiratory: they have not been working on my lungs of late to focus on my weight so today they weaned me off a little more of the CPAP. They want to get me on the next phase of support (nasal cannula) by the end of the week. From there it is just a few weeks from tube free!
Eyes: the latest check they are doing is on my eyes. The oxygen helps me but is also dangerous for my eyes. There is danger of ROP and they check my eyes to make sure I have not developed this condition. They have conducted a few exams and nothing too concerning so far but my eyes are still not developed enough to completely rule out the issue.
Feeding: they are giving me the max calories a day and I am tolerating that well. I can't start oral feeding though until I get off of the CPAP machine. So cross your fingers I tolerate that well.
Besides all that I had to get one more blood transfusion because my blood count was low. I hope that is the last one! Oh and as you might know mom was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism during pregnancy due to a toxic nodule in her thyroid. My thyroid is a little off now and so they are checking me out for any issues
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