Caleb had a good night last night. He was fussy at 1:00 am and got a dose of morphine (he loves the hard drugs) and was good the rest of the night. He dealt very well with the wean from 4 liters to 3 liters of air. Today, they weaned his methadone a little. He is on a very small dose, but he still seems to need it.
Today, we officially declared that he gained weight. His diuretics are good and solid and he was 30 grams heavier today. In case you were wondering, 30 grams is the weight of about 10 pennies. Another gain like this and he will be back to his birth weight. Talk about slow progress! We will take progress in whatever form it comes.
It was decided not to wean the diuretic dose. His outputs are good and he is looking very good. When he retains too much fluid, he looks puffy and when he gets rid of too much, he looks like a raisin.
For now, we are going to hold steady on everything until the heart catheterization (hopefully on Monday, but we haven't heard for sure). So, we will hope for a couple more days of weight gains in the 30 to 50 gram range.
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I am so glad to hear of a little weight gain. The saying goes save your pennies and they will turn into $.(#)I appreciate your keeping us informed. It makes us all feel so close. Prayers never cease. Love G. Pat
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