I know this will say that it was posted by Rosie, but this one is actually posted by Travis. I am just too tired to try to figure out how to change the name that is automatically put onto the postings.
Today Rosie had the two balloons removed in a similar procedure as to when the balloons went in. To do so, the doctors wanted to manuever the baby in a fashion to put his head up and facing forward. Unfortunately they were not able to manuever the baby in this fashion, therefore they had to add fluids into the amniotic fluid to allow enough room to use their instruments. Once they did this, the balloons were successfully removed from the tracchea. The doctors then tried to remove enough fluid to reduce the total amniotic fluid to the levels prior to the surgery. Initially, the doctors did not feel they were able to get enough fluid removed. They told us that the fluid levels should return to normal levels within a few days, but they also told us there is a fair chance that the membranes may rupture before that time and force us to stay in San Francisco until the baby is born. They will take a measurement of the fluid levels tomorrow during an ultrasound to measure this progress.
In the meantime, Rosie is resting as much as possible in the hospital. She is on firm bedrest until at least tomorrow and will be in the hospital until at least Saturday. She is doing well although she is getting uncomfortable being 31 weeks pregnant and unable to move around.
Now that the balloons have been removed, we should know if there was any lung growth within the next few days. By having the balloons removed successfully we are definitely not out of the woods, however we have crossed another significant hurdle. If this procedure was very successful and there was significant lung growth, we are still in for a long road ahead with a very uncertain outlook. The lung growth will improve the chances of a good outlook, but cannot eliminate the chances of a poor outlook.
We definitely appreciate all of the support from everyone. We are amazed at how many people are keeping up with our situation and cannot express how thankful we are for all of the thoughts and prayers.
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2 comments:
Another hurdle is right. I feel like there is a purpose for all this we cannot understand at this point. You both have learned what unconditional love is. Most of us understand this love after we see our baby. May God Bless you all.
Robin
Happy Belated Birthday Rosie!
Allen, Austin and I are keeping your family in our thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Bethie
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