Friday he had his third eye exam which showed the same results, immature eyes but no ROP. He will continue to have eye exams every two weeks, even after he comes home, to monitor the growth of his eyes.
Saturday he had what they call a Hood Oxygenation Test. They took out his nasal cannula and placed him under a plastic hood which had oxygen pumped into it. They were then able to observe how much oxygen he would need to breathe in a regular environment. His results came back at 23% oxygen which means that he has no signs of chronic lung disease. This was great news and everyone was shocked because he did not get any steroids before he was born. If we lived at a lower elevation he would probably not need extra oxygen at all.
Today he will have an ultrasound on his head to evaluate how his brain is growing and tomorrow he will have an echo-cardiogram. The echo is for the research study he is part of but it will also look to see if he has a hole between the left and right atrium. This was observed back in June but the doctor's weren't sure at the time if this was a hole that would close on it's own or if it's a heart defect.
This weekend Josh also got to meet his Uncle Andy and his cousin Jeremy. The rest of his time was just spent sleeping, eating, and growing.
Thanks for the up dates. He is looking so good. Love the pictures. Everyone keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteLove Uncle Ron and Aunt Kathy