5-14-08

I am getting released today YEAH! Well part of me says yeah and the other is scared to death. I do not want to relapse again and I am so used to being right here to where I can see Blake whenever I want. The mix of the new meds worked and my bp has normalized while on it and has actually gone a little lower than normal for me so the doctors pulled me back to 25 mg of the Hydrochlorothiazide instead of 50. The 50 helped but they think that now that it is ok, the 25 mg will keep it stable. They do not want it to continue dropping. That would be bad. Blake had a little bit of a hard night. He had to have a blood transfusion in the middle of the night because his platelets dropped. The doctors said that micropreemies aren't able to make red blood cells like regular babies so it takes them longer for their bodies to make up for losses. They also had to start back up his IV with some glucose because his sugar level was low. That could have been from them not doing feed due to the blood in his stool and performing multiple xrays where his tummy had to be empty. His doctor is going to start him back up on some of his other nutrients tomorrow. They do not want to shock his system. He also had a lot of d-sats last night and this morning with apnea spells. His nurse said that if he would have had a good night and morning then they were going to let me hold him. I was like...ahhh get better little boy...hurry up so I can hold you lol. When I went to see him today he high satted the entire time and opened his eyes when he heard my voice. Yea that means he is getting used to me and each time I visit I get to see his beautiful little eyes. Well almost each time. Some times he is zonked out and sleeps the entire time. Especially if I get there right after they have done his assessment or suctioning. That always wears him out. I will update later tonight if there are any changes.