Well, if yesterday was bad, today was just terrible. While Peter and I were visiting Sam, he had another terrible apnea event and had to be bagged. Even though he was not crashing, they called in the crash team. Seeing hoards of nurses and doctors running into my son's room was enough to set off … [Read more...] about Day 24: October 10
Life in the NICU
Day 23: October 9
I will be brief tonight as, honestly, I am just spent. After the roller coaster of the past few days, I woke up this morning beat down, and my morning call to the NICU just sent that into overdrive. After having an OK day yesterday, Sam took a pretty bad turn during the night. They had to up his … [Read more...] about Day 23: October 9
Day 22: October 8
After the roller coaster and emotional abuse that was yesterday, I was scared to even call the NICU in the morning. My emotions were ready to boil over, and honestly, I was not sure I had it in me to go through another day like yesterday. Poor Peter was trying to decide if he should go to work or … [Read more...] about Day 22: October 8
Day 21 (aka Week 3): October 7
Well- today was a day of contrasts. Some of the highest highs to date and one of the lowest lows. The day at the hospital started for me at 10:30 am. I got there and Sam was looking good. He was pretty stable- and according to his nurse, he had 4 bardy's overnight but all of them were self … [Read more...] about Day 21 (aka Week 3): October 7
Day 20: October 6
I am happy to say that there is not too much to report from today. Sam had an uneventful night and a pretty uneventful day! He is peeing, his BUN and creatine are going down, he is looking more comfortable, he is more active, he is pooping again... basically, he had a great day! The results of … [Read more...] about Day 20: October 6
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