Well, our little Connor is up to 3lb 5.4 oz and Logan is up to 3lb 2 oz. Connor is now eating 2 bottles a day. He absolutely loves wearing clothes too. Today we met with Dr Ghazali, the pediatric cardiologist, who was a wonderful man. He took the time to draw a fabulous diagram of the issues we face with Logan's heart. Basically, he felt there was a 99% chance that his ASD will close on its own. He also felt that as the heart grows as he grows the VSD's will also close on their own. Since there are 4 holes that are about 2mm in diameter and there is a lot of shunting going on, the least invasive fix would be to surgically close his PDA. He will have yet another echocardiogram on Thursday and if the PDA is still open then he will likely have surgery to close it next week. He felt the cardiac arrythmias were being caused by electrolyte imbalances from the bulk of diuretics he is on. He is on the maximum doses of LASIX and ALDACTONE for him right now to keep the fluid off his heart. Because of the Lasix he is recieving sodium and potassium supplements. Despite all of this, he is a happy baby none the less. In the top picture he has a death-grip on his pacifier.
For Connor, not only does he get to eat 2 bottles a day, he gets a whole ounce now and his oxygen flow was decreased to 1 liter and he is 2% above room air.
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