Today is Dan's first day back at work, so I will be hanging out with Linc at the hospital by myself. At least Dan doesn't work very far away, so he was able to come with me to the hospital this morning to see Linc and he can visit after work too. (We had perfect timing this morning, as Linc had just woken up when we arrived.) It is also comforting to know I can call him anytime to come up during the day if anything should happen to Linc. Of course, the rest of our family and friends are close for support too, so I don't have to fear being alone.
Today is Lincoln's 6th day on ECMO. The past days have been filled with little news and not much change in Linc's condition. The docs have just been keeping Linc comfortable, and helping him pee out the extra fluid his body accumulated from being put on ECMO. Even though the docs have had to increase his flow on the machine to keep his stats up, he has been doing well with his urination, and today his morning x-ray showed signs of improvement! There is slightly less fluid in his left lung and his diaphragm line is visible. Wonderful news after 5 days of no change! His fluid between his body wall and chest is reduced as well! Having extra fluid in his body wall makes it harder to breath because it's like having a weight on his chest, so the less fluid, the easier it will be for him to take a breath. He is taking baby steps in the right direction. We are so proud of him! We know how hard this is for him, but he is a strong little boy and we are here for him!
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