Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Daniels Twins Update - Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 9:39 PM

Overall things are on a good trend. 

Kristine is feeling very sore.  I would be she has never been this sore in her life. 
James - starting to eat more and actually nursed for a few minutes today
Joseph - 
  1. The air in the middle of his chest has cleared up.  (GOOD)
  2. He developed a pnuemo thorax  (air inside the chest cavity, but closer to the ribs), - NOT GOOD that was found this morning in an X-Ray at 4am. It is located in the upper right corner of his chest.  An X-Ray at 9:30am confirmed it wasn't growing in size.  The x-ray at 6pm shows that it has shrunk a little (GOOD). 
  3. Ventilator - they want to get him off of it but can only do it as fast as his little body will allow.  You might find it interesting that it is a Oscillating Ventilator, doing 420 pumps per minute (yes that is right. To maintain his Oxygen Levels (aka O2 Stats) the oxygen level is maintained between 31% to 38% (this is down from 44% yesterday) - GOOD
  4. He is on several other drugs and drips to maintain blood pressure, sedation, and nutrients. 
Thanks for your continued support thoughts and prayers.

Jason and Kristine

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