We have nothing but good news. Praise the Lord! After meeting with the surgeons yesterday, they told us that the CCAM was only in the lower lobe of the left lung.
*Her x-rays this morning looked good (the right lung was much more oxygenated)
*She did not need any more morphine overnight than she had before surgery
*Blood gas (CO2 and O2 levels) have looked good since surgery and every good "gas" allows them to lower the pressure on the ventilator
*Estimated 2 to 3 days until extubation (removing ventilator)
*After ventilator is removed and Kara remains stable, we will be transferred from Children's NICU. Either to "the floor" (normal room) in Children's or back to Evergreen NICU. We're praying for the latter. We have close friends that live near Evergreen, and we adore the hospital staff there.
*Anticipated feeding tube placement (so she can start digesting Mommy's milk and get her intestines going) this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
*We might be allowed to hold her tomorrow (HOORAY!!!)
Still to come:
*re-learning the sucking reflex
*breathing without oxygen support (after the ventilator is removed she will most likely still need oxygen)
*more weeks of being "split" between our children. Connor & Katie are holding up well, but Mommy & Daddy could use prayer for patience as we're sleep deprived and the kids are a bit more "needy" than usual.
We are just in awe and thanking the Lord!
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