We still have no answer from Monday's biopsy. The resident told us today that she's hoping we hear something by the end of the week, I don't think that she realizes that tomorrow is the end of the week! I don't expect to hear results for awhile though. Nothing has ever come quickly in this process...except for bad news.
Kali is doing an ok job at recovering from this last surgery. She is requiring more oxygen support on the ventilator and has her ups and downs in that area. She is back to being fed through the tube in her belly and is tolerating it so far. She had some medication changes because her electrolytes are always all over the place.
This morning she had her second eye exam. This first one showed immaturity (which is normal for a preemie) and this second one showed "stage 1 retinopathy in zone 2",which is a normal finding and the least severe since the grading is on a 1-5 scale. Thank God something has gone her way!! I honestly was afraid to ask how the exam went because I was afraid they would tell me she is completely blind! She will have to be followed up on in a week and hopefully everything will remain the same.
Also, today right after Mike and I had left the neuro surgeon came by to see Kali and told the nurse that he is planning on putting her shunt in next week sometime. We are very concerned by the timing of this and will be talking to her neonatologist in the morning to see his opinion on if it is too close to her last surgery to do this. I also want to know how he feels about them shunting fluid into her belly when her liver is still not fixed or even figured out yet! We'll see, hopefully they will put it off another week to give her time to fully recover!
So that is all that has been going on with our girl. Her weight last night was 4 pounds 6 ounces! She's definitely getting bigger!!
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