Day 20 - Relatively Unchanged
Tuesday, January 19th Update from Doctor, James has stayed the same on his numbers. -X-ray improved with increased support-on DART protocol. Slow feeding advance. PICC placed for meds -Q12 hour blood gases for now and prn. -Abdomen: Soft and mildly distended. No hepatosplenomegaly. +bowel sounds Update on Social Security Disability: James was approved for Medicaid coverage! They will use our health insurance as secondary coverage. We were also approved to get the $30/month for social security. (It was suggested to use that for diapers, lol). We will need to create a checking account for James so he can collect that. Late Afternoon: Up to 10 ML at 24 calories, which is great. Oscillator is still up to 15 and 35, with oxygen at 70%. These numbers are still high for right now. The steroid is not doing much yet, even though it’s reached its peak dosage and is now on the decline and slowly tapering off. The prognosis: Wait for James to grow and he needs to fight!...