Well we had another doctor meeting today and we have some good news and some not so good news. Colton is doing better on his kidneys. As of time of this post he is still off of the Lasix and still peeing. It seems as though he is on a good path and we might be seeing a little bit of maturity coming out of them.
On the not so good side, Colton hasn't been maintaining a high enough temperature today. They don't know if it is because they were in his isolette so much or if he truly has a low temp. Apparently preemies can show signs of infection from both a fever or a low temp. So they did an infection screen today and we'll see what comes back from that. Also, in the doctor meeting they let us know that Colton's lungs are looking sick. Now that he is making enough urine to get rid of the fluid in his body, his lungs should be clearing up and they are not, they are getting more wet. The doctors explained that because he has had so many episodes from the kidneys that the lungs are now paying the price. They are going to try a type of steroid on him to see if that will clear up his lungs. He is still on the oscillating vent and is on really high settings meaning he is needing a lot of support. :( Hopefully the drugs will work in the next few days and we'll see some difference.
CHOC Walk Update: For those of you that are participating in the CHOC Walk, you need to pick up your wristband prior to the day of the walk. Please go to http://www.chocwalk.org/pages.cfm?id=81 to see the different locations. They have a check-in this Friday the 10th at the Shops at Mission Viejo from 2:30pm until 8:30 pm which I will go to. If you would like me to pick up your wristband and info, please email me at amy.c@cox.net before Friday and provide me with your Registrant ID and password. I'm not sure that I can do this, but will see if they will let me pick up for other people. :)
The NICU adventures of Colton Chilla as he grew and the journey of his mommy after he became an angel.
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