Colton is doing well and gaining weight! As of last night he was 3 lbs. 8 oz. which puts him at exactly 3 1/2 lbs. They have him on full feeds and have been able (dare I even write it?) to put him on 24 calorie human milk fortifier so he is getting a nice amount of extra calories.
The big news the last day or so is that they are seriously considering (and sounds like they have decided) that they want to go ahead and repair the hole in his heart sooner than later. Now that the kidneys are under control they should have made more progress on the ventilator and are sort of stuck at where they are. Remember the hole in the heart is also contributing to the lung wetness. Also, his little body has to work a lot harder to grow with the hole in his heart. The doctors told me yesterday that they will be comfortable doing the surger when he hits 1.8 kilos (4 lbs.) In Colton's world, if he keeps gaining weight at the current rate it should be about a week/week and a half.
We obviously have lots of questions and not too many answers right now and personally, we are very nervous about a major heart surgery on such a little guy. As the date approaches that the surgery is on the near horizon, we'll fill you all in as we get details.
The NICU adventures of Colton Chilla as he grew and the journey of his mommy after he became an angel.
2 comments:
Just think of his possibilities with a stong heart after the closure. What a trooper to be gaining weight and getting healthy with a hole in his heart. A real fighter :-)
Sarah K.
Don't worry C-man just a walk in the park.Get this done and then it's upward and onward!
Dad,
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