Such a busy week this week. Today Mason had an appointment with his Ped. Surgeon and it went really well. She was pleased to see how much progress he has made. Mason not only met his goal of 8lbs, but exceeded it as well. He weighed in at a whopping 8lbs 7oz. That was a 11.5oz gain in 8 days! I didn't think that was possible, but I guess Mason made it happen. We discussed his upcoming oxygen wean and also the possibility of an NG tube. The docs are still really concerned that his reflux might compromise his respiratory status and stall some of the progress he has made so far. We will be going for an upper GI in two weeks to "see whats happening in there" and determine next steps. If there is any reflux then we will keep our current NJ tube set-up.
Mason also had a chest x-ray today. We will get the results at our next visit, in about 2 weeks. If they see anything major they will give us a call. In our non-expert medical opinion it looked pretty good. To us it looks like Mason's right lung has caught up in size with his left lung, but we could be wrong. His heart also looks like it is more in the center of his chest rather than compressed to the left side.
We also got to visit Mason's PICU, NICU, Fetal Treatment and ECMO friends :)
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