Today was a great day. Last night we called in and got Greyson’s blood gas numbers. His c02 had risen again to 74. Not good. Every gas since he went on the cpap has been higher, not a good trend at all. Well today when I called and got his noon gas his co2 had gone down to 61! We are so excited he is doing so well. The real test (as if the last few days haven’t been a test, ha!) starts today as they have stopped the DEX. He’s flying solo now. No steroids to help him breath.
He was a bit angry at times today. I think it is a combination of the cpap which irritates him and the fact that he’s been on steroids. He could be experiencing a bit of “roid rage” as the Dr. talked about when he started the DEX.
When we first got there today he looked so good and was as happy as can be. He was sucking on his fingers and seemed to be smiling. He is much less labile (up and down on his oxygen saturation). While this is true he is faced with a bit more of a challenge. He turned 34 weeks gestational age today and so his alarms were raised. He used to alarm if he was below 83 or above 93. Now he has to stay above 87 and doesn’t alarm until 97 on the high side. Usually the only reason he goes low is because his cpap mask has moved out of position (usually because he has “helped it”).
God has truly blessed us beyond all we could have asked for or imagined!
I just cant thank God enough for this wonderful news. We will continue to pray and “praise” God.
Love to you three,
The Sebrights