The week of the 20th-26th was full of ups and downs. At the beginning of the week we were hearing talk of heart surgery. Duncan was born with PDA a heart condition that all infants are born with. It is a like a release valve in the heart allowing the heart to bypass the lungs in the womb since the lungs don't need to work because the umbilical cord is pulling the load. Soon after birth most babies' hearts heal up in three days. But Duncan has had issues with blood pressure, grey swollen tummy, blood sugar, blood gases, blood clotting just to name a few. I personally think with all of the trauma his heart just couldn't focus on repair. His next echo later in the week showed a small improvement (thanks to your thoughts and prayers I am sure). The surgery has been delayed but will still take place if the heart shows any more signs of distress. This week he was weaned from his pain medication, and his sleeping medication. He was also weaned from his humidifier and by the end of the week he was weaned from the Oscillator to a regular Oxygen machine (can't remember what it is called). He finally was able to move from oxygen from a tube shoved down his through through his vocal cords to his lungs (no crying) to CPAP, (a breathing treatment that attaches to his nose and the tube down his throat was removed) which is supposed to be better but it bulkier and annoying. He also got off of the biliruben lights (Jaundice) and is now wrapped up in a blanket with a cover over his incubator. This makes it hard to see him and impossible to get to touch him.
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