Feb 26, 2010 11:33 pm
Take a look at what is missing in the picture...THE ECMO IS GONE!!!
Jayden trialed off ECMO earlier this afternoon successfully on the first try so they took him to surgery late in the afternoon & removed it completely!
Now we have a new battle as now he has to support all his functions with just the breathing machine & basic support ALL on his own so the next 48 hours will be critical as he can NOT go back on ECMO once it is off. Many prayers are still requested!
Alicia was walking on pins & needles all day waiting for updates & was SO relieved to be able see him after surgery doing so well. She may wait until the end of the week-end to do visitors as he needs to kept as stress free as possible during this transition. She will make the decision on a day-by-day basis.
The question has come up about the status of his 2nd lung. We won't know until he gets to surgery hopefully next week. At this point he is too fragile to do a CT study or MRI, and X-Rays & ultrasound don't give a clear enough picture to tell. If there is some lung growth hiding behind the intestines & stomach up in the chest cavity we will be thrilled but based on how early the deformity was found (before the 20th week) & from what we have seen so far we don't expect to see much expect a bit of the upper lobe. His lungs can continue to grow in size until about age 8 but the upper & lower lobe structures have to be there first in order for them to get bigger with age. Hope that helps!
Again thank you for all the love & prayers. Your support has been appreciated by Alicia & Jayden more than you know!
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