Still Nothing New to Report

Emma has had a quiet weekend, after keeping Eric up most of the night/early morning on Saturday. Since then, she's been much more settled. She's still getting a whiff of oxygen (we tried taking her off a few times over the weekend, but she desated again rather quickly, so she's obviously not quite ready to give up the nasal prongs). She's getting all of her feeds via the NG tube, but seems to have adjusted to it, as she's no longer trying to pull it out. She's been charming the nurses and docs with her quick smiles and sunny good humour :)

We hope that Emma will be able to have the Swallowing Study tomorrow or the next day. In this study, she'll be fed a bottle of milk that contains an added radioactive substance which can be visualized on xray. A computerized scan of her abdomen can then show whether or not milk is entering into her airway or is being aspirated into her lungs. The study will also show the presence or degree of gastroesophageal reflux (though the docs have already started her on medication for reflux). If the results show she is aspirating, Emma may need to have an NG tube in place for several months. Hopefully we'll have more answers soon...