Dallas continues to keep us on our toes as we have been at Children’s for 3 days. I brought him in on Monday morning around 1am because his heart was racing and he was breathing fast. When we arrived in the ER, he had a temp of 103.3 and his heart rate was consistently over 200. This happens when babies get fevers I guess! He was diagnosed with pneumonia within an hour of arriving at the hospital. It was visible on his chest x-ray and lab tests showed his body was compromised by a virus/ bacterial infection or both. Dallas did a heck of a job fighting this off, and it helped that he had great care. They put him on both oxygen and HiFlo and this helped slow his breathing down. He earned a reputation of being a little troublemaker after he managed to screw up two different IV’s that were placed in his head. They gave up after the 2nd one, and decided he could get meds through his g-tube. He loves to pull on anything that doesn’t normally belong to him or on him. J We just got home a few hours ago and Dallas is incredibly happy! He does not stop talking and smiling. Other than some antibiotics for the next week, it’s back to normal for Dallas.
In other news, sounds like I am hosting a broadcast television show, we had the "Cochlear Implant panel" last Thursday at the University. This day did not bring much new information, nor was there specific good/bad news. We discussed the device itself, the complex nature of the surgery, and the extensive therapy required afterward. The plan is to have a repeat CT scan in March and possibly schedule the surgery for one ear sometime in late spring, early summer. Dallas's surgeon expressed great concern regarding the potential success of the implant, but did not discourage us from thinking this could be his best shot at hearing.
Dallas has not had a feeding through his G-tube since December 6th. After 10 days of only oral feeds, he had gained 10oz! We are not sure where he is at now, but he will be weighed again in 2 weeks to make sure he continues to gain weight appropriately without any G-tube feeds. He certainly is getting that chubby cheeked, chunky leg, 6-month old baby look! We love it.
Here's a picutre of Dallas right after he pulled out his 2nd IV. Looks pretty guilty!
In other news, sounds like I am hosting a broadcast television show, we had the "Cochlear Implant panel" last Thursday at the University. This day did not bring much new information, nor was there specific good/bad news. We discussed the device itself, the complex nature of the surgery, and the extensive therapy required afterward. The plan is to have a repeat CT scan in March and possibly schedule the surgery for one ear sometime in late spring, early summer. Dallas's surgeon expressed great concern regarding the potential success of the implant, but did not discourage us from thinking this could be his best shot at hearing.
Dallas has not had a feeding through his G-tube since December 6th. After 10 days of only oral feeds, he had gained 10oz! We are not sure where he is at now, but he will be weighed again in 2 weeks to make sure he continues to gain weight appropriately without any G-tube feeds. He certainly is getting that chubby cheeked, chunky leg, 6-month old baby look! We love it.
Here's a picutre of Dallas right after he pulled out his 2nd IV. Looks pretty guilty!
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