Bumpy Afternoon

We have more news about Braden's day. Of the 4 chambers of his heart, the upper left chamber is beating too fast. He has 2 small heart murmurs which are acting like 1 large murmur. The murmur is allowing too many fluids into his lungs.

His left lung is not fully inflating which means his right lung is doing most of the work. This could over-work his right lung. The doctors believe he has a chronic lung disease and that is causing the problems with his left lung. The doctors are treating him with medication for it.

Braden's kidneys are not mature enough yet to fully release sodium and potassium. He is getting liquid nutrients to supplement the loss.

Now for some good news...

His blood pressure is stable. It's a little low, but not critical. Braden is back on formula today! We can only pray that gaining some weight will help with the other problems he is having. Also, Braden will only be on that 1 antibiotic for 2 more days, which means that infection is clearing up faster than we thought. And the best news of the day comes from the results of his brain scan and thyroid scan. They are both negative!! That means both are perfectly healthy!

Annie took this photo of Braden today. Doesn't it look like he's praying?