ECMO day 8

Lincoln's morning x-ray showed no improvement from yesterday. We are still waiting for his lungs to clear. The repeat echocardiogram done yesterday showed that Linc has some fluid accumulation around his heart. The surgeon said that it was expected since he is accumulation fluid all over. He said it will be something to watch, but no intervention needs to be done now. Too much fluid around the heart can make it difficult to beat, but since Linc is on ECMO, his heart doesn't need to work that hard anyway. Once they start to wean him, they will reevaluate it then. Lincoln also got an ultrasound of his head to check for bleeding. Linc has to be on blood thinners while on ECMO, so he is at an increased risk of bleeding. The results showed no signs of bleeding. So for now, "stay the course" as the docs say. "An uneventful day on ECMO is a good day."