Vincent had a rough night last night and day today. His sat dropped several times and the nurses and doctors weren't really sure why. They don't believe it's an infection based on the blood culture results so far but they won't know for sure until tomorrow. They still have him on the antibiotics just as a precaution.
His heart rate has been a bit high so they did an ECHO this morning and it was determined that he has Pulmonary Hypertension. Basically, pulmonary hypertension occurs because the blood vessels in the lung are abnormally formed and/or too small. Because the blood vessels in the lung are small, the heart must pump against high resistance to get blood through the lungs. This could be resolved once the repair surgery is done but they obviously don't want to do the surgery until he is stable.
They tried a number of things to keep his sat up...they upped his NO and gave him a couple different types of medication to try and relax his heart. He seemed to respond well to whatever they did and as of now his sat is staying steady in the high 90s and his heart rate has dropped a bit. The doctor came by to talk to us and pretty much told us that they've done all they could to keep his sat up and if it drops again, there's nothing really more they can do for him.
We are hoping for an uneventful night and day tomorrow. Thanks again for all of your support...it REALLY does mean a lot to us. Please continue to keep Vincent in your prayers...
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1 year ago
Oh Chelsea and Robert,
ReplyDeleteOur heart goes out to you. Hang in there, Vincent will come out of all this fighting like a warrior! C'mon little one, you can do it!
We are thinking about you and are praying for good and stable sats.
whew, baby steps and small victories. God is with you AND Vincent!! We are praying for you today.
ReplyDeleteClaire
I'm so sorry to hear of your rough day. I hope the night was uneventful and that Vincent's sats started to stabilize.
ReplyDeleteWe are praying for all of you.
Hugs,
Sheryl
I am praying for your little guy. Vincent fight the CDH monster.
ReplyDeleteHang in there Chelse. We love you very much and keep praying for your little warrior.
ReplyDeleteWe are praying for Vincent. I hope you feel the love surrounding you guys right now. Love, Amanda
ReplyDeleteWe are so sorry Vincent is having a rough time right now. We're praying that he keeps within the right numbers so the doctors can do their work to make this easier on him. We love you guys!!
ReplyDeleteGo Vincent! You can do it!!!! I am praying for a stabile day and good steps forward!
ReplyDeleteChels & Robert, you're all in my prayers. I just know Vincent will pull through this. He has strong parents and good genes! Just spend as much time as you can with him and talk to him all the time. He needs to hear your voices. You can do it, Vincent!
ReplyDeleteI have not been able to comment much, but am praying big time for your little one! CDH is definatly a roller coaster of many different ups and downs and I will continue to pray for your little fighter!
ReplyDeleteAshley
Robert and Chelsea, we are following your blog daily and praying as hard as is humanly possible for little Vincent and for the two of you. Keep fighting, little Vincent, keep fighting!
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