More gains today! Mason has improved quite a bit and is now needing about 1 liter of oxygen while awake and less than that when asleep! He is doing much better than even when we left the hospital the last time and was considered "stable." His carbon dioxide level came down as well (PCO2 was 75 today and 86 a couple of days ago). Overall, the news was good today.
So, you might be asking, why, then is Mason still in the hospital. Well, this time, unlike the other times, they are going to try to wean him down off the steroids a little bit and see what happens. The doctors are hoping that the increase in nebulizers/inhalers yesterday will provide the steroid level that Mason needs directly to his lungs instead of to his entire system. If this works, we will be able to wean down off of the steroids and he will be at less risk for the complications with surgery. We'll just have to see how it goes.
I also heard from the nurse that Mason got to hear Christmas Carolers for the first time today. He and Staramama were playing together when the carolers came by. Staramama sat him up in the crib and he was attentively listening. From what I understand, he really loved the singing. Its great that he's feeling better and can enjoy some of the holiday things.
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Oh, what great news. I'm so thrilled for you guys.
We love keeping up with Mason' progress, it makes it that much easier to keep thinking of him and sending our love. Thank you for taking the time to keep us informed, you guys are doing amazing work.
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