They said they wouldn't have to do it ever again.
He was on a special oxygen machine that would let him get more flow that normal. He wasn't supposed to go back on CPAP.
But it's for his own good.
During the conference we learned about the strain that was being put on Hunter's heart from the hard work that his lungs were doing. He is on medication for that, but in the meantime the best thing they can do is keep his oxygen saturations very high. Even though he was doing alright on the regular oxygen his saturation would drop below 90% often and that just was putting too much extra strain on his little body. They tried turning his oxygen all the way up, but he was still dropping under 95%. Once they got him back on CPAP he was easily staying above 95% and spending a lot of his resting time at 100%.
It sounds like if the pulmonary hypertension medication and the reflux treatment work as expected then his CPAP time should be very short.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Hunter back on CPAP
Posted by Bobby at 9:51 AM
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We'll all keep praying for better days. Hopefully being back on CPAP will give him the rest he needs and the medicine will work quickly.
I love you all. He sure is a handsome little man!
Love,
Nana (Mary Ann)
I love the picture of Grandma with Hunter. She was telling me how special that was for her. Give Hunter a hug for me.
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