Test Results

In an effort to rule out the possibility of another infection or some such nasty thing, the team ran some tests on Emma today.

While the docs were happy with her chest xray (which showed that her lungs have grown nicely since the last xray), it did show evidence of fluid build-up on her lungs. They've given her some medication that should help and may lessen her need for supplemental oxygen (Emma needed some O2 for two of her feeds overnight, and then again this evening). Emma's prelimary blood work results look very good, with no evidence of infection (Yay!!) We have to wait for the rest of the more detailed analysis, but her nurses feel that Emma is simply tired and that nothing more serious is looming. The team has been gently "pushing" Emma the past few days: they've slightly increased the volume of her feeds and have asked her to take all of her feeds orally (rather than through an NG tube). She's also been trying breastfeeding twice a day, which is tiring for her.

As of late this evening, Emma was doing well on just a tiny bit of oxygen. We hope that these little setbacks won't significantly delay her discharge date.....