20 days old!
Ryan's urine output was better yesterday. The results from his brain ultrasound were normal! Ryan and I did kangaroo care. He did fairly well with everything except the transferring from bed to me. They did not change any of the ventilator settings yesterday, but Ryan did require a lot more oxygen throughout the day. He needed 60-70% oxygen to keep his O2 sats in the normal range. They re-intubated (put new ventilator tubing down) Ryan yesterday morning. We visited with a couple of nurses about the increased oxygen needs. They indicated that it is something that is somewhat expected. Unfortunately oxygen is a medication and with all medications come side effects. The side effects of oxygen is lung tissue damage, so it becomes a very delicate balancing act to keep the tissue damage to a minimum while providing Ryan with the much needed oxygen throughout the rest of his body. As new lung tissue grows and develops we hope to see the oxygen needs decrease.
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